dilute

Who acts: you, We, paint, dilute acid, Adding ice, ice · What happens: make, add, dilute, spread, be, concentrate · To what, where: liquid, water, Weaker, something, message, squash · Speech: someone speaks here

«dilute» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: dilute in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To make a liquid weaker or thinner by adding water or another liquid.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 make	mark
2	make	make	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 liquid	det
4	liquid	liquid	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 make	obj
5	weaker	weak	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	2 make	xcomp
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 thinner	cc
7	thinner	thin	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	5 weaker	conj
8	by	by	SCONJ	_	9 adding	mark
9	adding	add	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	5 weaker	advcl
10	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 adding	obj
11	or	or	CCONJ	_	13 liquid	cc
12	another	another	DET	PronType=Ind	13 liquid	det
13	liquid	liquid	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 water	conj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 make	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	to-infinitive		a liquid				weak property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset liquid=Product
2	add speech: assert	gerund		water or another liquid					vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Patient

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

Usage: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.

Weaker because water has been added: «a dilute acid».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Weaker	weak	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	6 added	nsubj:pass
2	because	because	SCONJ	_	6 added	mark
3	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 added	nsubj:pass
4	has	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 added	aux
5	been	be	AUX	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	6 added	aux:pass
6	added	add	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
7	:	:	PUNCT	_	6 added	punct
8	«	«	PUNCT	_	11 acid	punct
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 acid	det
10	dilute	dilute	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 acid	amod
11	acid	acid	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 added	parataxis
12	»	»	PUNCT	_	11 acid	punct
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 added	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	add speech: assert	present · perfect · passive		Weaker					tree rules

Meaning 3

To make something weaker or less strong in effect: «dilute the message».

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 make	mark
2	make	make	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 make	obj
4	weaker	weak	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	3 something	amod
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 strong	cc
6	less	less	ADV	Degree=Cmp	7 strong	advmod
7	strong	strong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 weaker	conj
8	in	in	ADP	_	9 effect	case
9	effect	effect	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 strong	obl
10	:	:	PUNCT	_	12 dilute	punct
11	«	«	PUNCT	_	12 dilute	punct
12	dilute	dilute	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 make	parataxis
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 message	det
14	message	message	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 dilute	obj
15	»	»	PUNCT	_	12 dilute	punct
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 make	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	to-infinitive		something					tree rules
2	dilute in a quote	infinitive		the message					vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent message=Patient

Example 1

Dilute the squash with lots of water.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Dilute	dilute	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 squash	det
3	squash	squash	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Dilute	obj
4	with	with	ADP	_	5 lots	case
5	lots	lot	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Dilute	obl
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 water	case
7	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 lots	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Dilute	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	dilute	imperative	you not said here	the squash				with lots of water	vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent squash=Patient with lot=Instrument

Example 2

Always dilute the cleaning liquid before use.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Always	always	ADV	PronType=Tot	2 dilute	advmod
2	dilute	dilute	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 liquid	det
4	cleaning	cleaning	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 liquid	compound
5	liquid	liquid	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 dilute	obj
6	before	before	ADP	_	7 use	case
7	use	use	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 dilute	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 dilute	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	dilute	imperative	you not said here	the cleaning liquid			before use	always property	vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent liquid=Patient

Example 3

We diluted the paint so it would spread easily.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 diluted	nsubj
2	diluted	dilute	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 paint	det
4	paint	paint	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 diluted	obj
5	so	so	ADV	_	8 spread	advmod
6	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 spread	nsubj
7	would	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	8 spread	aux
8	spread	spread	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 diluted	advcl
9	easily	easily	ADV	_	8 spread	advmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 diluted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	dilute	past	We	the paint					vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent paint=Patient
2	spread	would	paint					easily property	vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 4

A dilute acid is less dangerous than a concentrated one.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 acid	det
2	dilute	dilute	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 acid	amod
3	acid	acid	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 dangerous	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 dangerous	cop
5	less	less	ADV	Degree=Cmp	6 dangerous	advmod
6	dangerous	dangerous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
7	than	than	ADP	_	10 one	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 one	det
9	concentrated	concentrate	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	10 one	amod
10	one	one	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 dangerous	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 dangerous	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	a dilute acid					than a concentrated one; dangerous, less property	tree rules
2	concentrate	participle							vn focus-87.1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent

Example 5

Adding ice will dilute your drink as it melts.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Adding	add	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 ice	amod
2	ice	ice	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 dilute	nsubj
3	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 dilute	aux
4	dilute	dilute	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 drink	nmod:poss
6	drink	drink	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 dilute	obj
7	as	as	SCONJ	_	9 melts	mark
8	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 melts	nsubj
9	melts	melt	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 dilute	advcl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 dilute	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	add speech: assert	gerund			vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient
2	dilute	future	Adding ice	your drink	vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent drink=Patient
3	melt	present	ice		vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

Example 6

Too many rules can dilute the fun of the game.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Too	too	ADV	_	2 many	advmod
2	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 rules	amod
3	rules	rule	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 dilute	nsubj
4	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	5 dilute	aux
5	dilute	dilute	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 fun	det
7	fun	fun	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 dilute	obj
8	of	of	ADP	_	10 game	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 game	det
10	game	game	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 fun	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 dilute	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	dilute	can	many rules	the fun of the game					vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent fun=Patient

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