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title: dilution — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «dilution» in the school dictionary: The act of making a liquid weaker or thinner by adding water or another liquid. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# dilution

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**Who acts:** act, something, Dilution, We, label, right dilution · **What happens:** make, add, weaken, test, change, say · **To what, where:** liquid, water, orange squash, colour, one cap, spill · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«dilution» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [dilution in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dilution.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The act of making a liquid weaker or thinner by adding water or another liquid.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dilution:m1:1
# text = The act of making a liquid weaker or thinner by adding water or another liquid.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	act	act	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
4	making	make	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	liquid	liquid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	weaker	weak	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	amod	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	thinner	thin	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	conj	_	_
10	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
11	adding	add	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
12	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	15	det	_	_
15	liquid	liquid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | gerund | the act *not said here* | a liquid |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset liquid=Product |
| 2 | **add** *speech: assert* | gerund | the act *not said here* | water or another liquid |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Patient |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A liquid that has been made weaker this way.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dilution:m2:1
# text = A liquid that has been made weaker this way.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	liquid	liquid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	obl	_	_
4	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl:relcl	_	_
7	weaker	weak	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
8	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	9	det	_	_
9	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present · perfect · passive |  | a liquid |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP» |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The weakening of something, like an idea, power or share.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dilution:m3:1
# text = The weakening of something, like an idea, power or share.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	weakening	weakening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	like	like	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	share	share	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **weaken** |  | something |  |  |  |  |  | nom weakening «event intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dilution makes the orange squash less sweet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dilution:x1:1
# text = Dilution makes the orange squash less sweet.
1	Dilution	dilution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	orange	orange	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	squash	squash	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	less	less	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	7	advmod	_	_
7	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | Dilution | the orange squash |  |  |  | sweet *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset squash=Product |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We tested how dilution changes the colour of food dye.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dilution:x2:1
# text = We tested how dilution changes the colour of food dye.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	tested	test	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
4	dilution	dilution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	changes	change	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	colour	colour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	dye	dye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **test** | past | We |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **change** | present | dilution | the colour of food dye |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent colour=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The label says the right dilution is one cap to five litres of water.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dilution:x3:1
# text = The label says the right dilution is one cap to five litres of water.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	label	label	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	dilution	dilution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	cap	cap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	ccomp	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
12	litres	litre	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the label |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present | the right dilution | one cap |  |  |  | to five litres of water | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dilution with lots of water makes a spill less harmful.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dilution:x4:1
# text = Dilution with lots of water makes a spill less harmful.
1	Dilution	dilution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	with	with	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	lots	lot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	spill	spill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	less	less	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	10	advmod	_	_
10	harmful	harmful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | Dilution with lots of water | a spill |  |  |  | harmful *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset spill=Product |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Each dilution was paler than the last one.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dilution:x5:1
# text = Each dilution was paler than the last one.
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	dilution	dilution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	paler	pale	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
5	than	than	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | each dilution |  |  |  |  | than the last one; pale *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Too much dilution and the paint becomes runny.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dilution:x6:1
# text = Too much dilution and the paint becomes runny.
1	Too	too	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	dilution	dilution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	paint	paint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
7	becomes	become	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	runny	runny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **become** | present | much dilution and the paint |  |  |  |  | runny *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rain causes the dilution of salt in the rock pool.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dilution:x7:1
# text = Rain causes the dilution of salt in the rock pool.
1	Rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	causes	cause	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	dilution	dilution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	salt	salt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	rock	rock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	pool	pool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | present | Rain | the dilution of salt in the rock pool |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition dilution=Patient |

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