verb, transitive
to dilute; to play down; to trivialize
verb, intransitive, transitive
to become weaker; to weaken
verb, intransitive, transitive
to desalinate
Definitions (HSK3.0)
HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #751
Examples (Wiktionary)
Mandarin
摄影师让背景朦胧淡化,以凸显前景的主题。
攝影師讓背景朦朧淡化,以凸顯前景的主題。
shè yǐng shī ràng bèi jǐng méng lóng dàn huà , yǐ tū xiǎn qián jǐng de zhǔ tí .
The photographer wanted the background to be misty and played down so that the main focus of the photograph (which was in the foreground) would be made more prominent.