dilute

Betekenis (Engels)

Verb

1. (transitive) To make thinner by adding solvent to a solution, especially by adding water.
2. (transitive) To weaken, especially by adding a foreign substance.
3. (transitive) To cause the value of individual shares or the stake of a shareholder to decrease by increasing the total number of shares.
4. (intransitive) To become attenuated, thin, or weak.

Adj

1. Having a low concentration.
2. Weak; reduced in strength by dilution; diluted.
3. Of an animal: having a lighter-coloured coat than is usual.

Noun

An animal having a lighter-coloured coat than is usual.

Concepten

verdunnen

aanlengen

verwateren

versnijden

ontrollen

ontvouwen

ophouden

rekken

smeren

spreiden

strekken

uitbouwen

uitbreiden

uitrollen

uitspreiden

uitsteken

uitstrekken

vergroten

verdund

afwikkelen

besmeren

doorsmeren

verspreiden

vervalsen

schaars

aanmengen

dunnen

dun

Synoniemen

thin

adulterate

diluted

dissolve

water down

attenuate

cut

mix

watery

stretch

tenuous

vitiate

rarefy

diffuse

thin out

load

aggrandize

anoint

apply

augment

debase

disband

enlarge

expand

extend

grease

increase

magnify

melt

pollute

rarefied

reach

reduce

smear

sparse

spread

spread-eagle

spread out

step up

stretch out

tame

unfold

unfurl

unroll

washy

weak

wispy

water

🚰

divide

make thinner

Vertalingen

verdünnen

diluer

diluir

diluire

diluir

verwässern

diluieren

annacquare

étendre

diluído

allungare

couper

αραιώνω

verdünnt

diluir

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/daɪˈljuːt/

Etymologie (Engels)

From Latin dīlūtus, from dīluere (“to wash away, dissolve, cause to melt, dilute”), from dī-, dis- (“away, apart”) + luere (“to wash”). See lave, and compare deluge.