verdünnisieren

== German == === Etymology === Ca. 1900, from ver- +‎ dünn (“thin”) +‎ -isieren (“-ize”), humorously for older sich dünn machen (literally “to make oneself thin”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ferˌdʏniˈziːrən/, [fɐˌdʏ.niˈziː.ʁən], [fɛɐ̯-], [-nɪ-], [-ˈziː.ɐn], [-ˈzi(ː)ɐ̯n] === Verb === verdünnisieren (weak, third-person singular present verdünnisiert, past tense verdünnisierte, past participle verdünnisiert, auxiliary haben) (reflexive, colloquial) to head off, sneak off, abscond (leave a place, often abruptly and/or clandestinely) Synonyms: abhauen, aus dem Staub machen, verdrücken, verkrümeln, verschwinden, wegschleichen ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Verdünnisieren Verdünnisierer Verdünnisierung === Further reading === “verdünnisieren” in Duden online “verdünnisieren” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “verdünnisieren”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)