dilute
verb (used with object)
to make (a liquid) thinner or weaker by the addition of water or the like.
dilutes
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present tense formof dilute (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Investors also aren’t thrilled with the impact of the company’s capital raising—most recently $550 million External link from entities connected with the Saudi Public Investment Fund—which dilutes the value of existing shareholders’ stock.
From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026
Investors aren’t usually happy when a company sells stock to raise money, because it dilutes the holdings of current shareholders by reducing the percentage of the company that those shareholders own.
From MarketWatch ● May 11, 2026
South Korea announced new measures to restrict publicly traded large companies from “duplicate listing” of their subsidiaries, halting a practice critics say dilutes shareholder value.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026
But even that movie dilutes Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel to a fraction of its story, reducing all of the text’s thematic resonance to a footnote along with it.
From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2026
Increasing the amount of water dilutes the acid, giving a lower gravity, and preventing the Acid from injuring plates and separators.
From The Automobile Storage Battery Its Care And Repair by Otto A. Witte
