Verb You can dilute the medicine with water. The hiring of the new CEO diluted the power of the company's president. diluting the quality of our productsAdjective a dilute solution of acid a dilute acid that's safe to handle in the classroom
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Verb
Either way, founders need to be careful and collaborate with their attorney and CPA to help make sure that the terms and the amount of capital being raised will not overly dilute their ownership allocation in their company. Yec, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022 Will resemblance to Lyriq benefit both cars, or dilute the Celestiq’s impact? Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 22 July 2022 Our ease-of-use tests include evaluating how easy the spray triggers are to press or the bulk all-purpose cleaners are to dilute. Carolyn Forté, Good Housekeeping, 27 June 2022 The company, doing business as American Dairy Queen Corp., argued the spring water label likely would cause customer confusion and dilute the value of its Blizzard brand. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 20 June 2022 Make sure the skin is completely dry before deodorant application, as moisture can dilute the product. Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 June 2022 Will the rush into these stocks dilute climate ambitions, which already needed to be executed on an impossibly tight timeline? Julia Horowitz, CNN, 8 June 2022 Protect yourself and your lungs properly, then dilute one-half cup of bleach with about one gallon of water and pour it down the affected drain. Amy Mitchell, Country Living, 7 June 2022 Immigration was a political taboo for decades, with Japan’s right wing airing concerns that an influx of foreigners would dilute the country’s ethnic homogeneity and culture. Claire Parker, Washington Post, 3 June 2022
Adjective
For example, Wilson’s team is exploring whether dilute acids speed up weathering. Robert F. Service, Science | AAAS, 3 Sep. 2020 The company reported a net loss during the first quarter of $3.9 million, or 11 cents diluted loss per share, compared to a net income of $4.3 million, or 12 cents dilute earnings per share over the same period last year. Paul Takahashi, Houston Chronicle, 5 June 2018 Tests pick it up even in dilute wastewater,'' the story reports. Bob Warren, NOLA.com, 15 Apr. 2018 Of the plants previously watered with very dilute vinegar, 70 percent survived while almost none of those that were given other acids or only water did. Carolyln Wilke, sacbee, 30 June 2017 A dilute sample is when a player drinks so much water, the urine test administered is ineffective because of the excess water consumption. Doug Lesmerises, cleveland.com, 16 May 2017 Dallas Cowboys Bob’s pick: Jabril Peppers, DB/LB, Michigan Comment: A dilute sample on a drug test might cause some teams pause about Peppers. Jayson Jenks, The Seattle Times, 27 Apr. 2017 Cincinnati: LB Reuben Foster, Alabama (6-0, 229) — A dilute sample at the combine? Jerry Mcdonald, The Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2017 These works contained a very dilute formaldehyde solution that was contained within sealed tanks. Christopher D. Shea, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2016 See More
Word History
Etymology
Verb and Adjective
Latin dilutus, past participle of diluere to wash away, dilute, from di- + lavere to wash — more at lye