dilute

Definition of dilute in English English dictionary: To make thinner by adding solvent to a solution; especially by adding water; To weaken, especially by adding a foreign substance; Weak; reduced in strength due to dilution, diluted; To cause the value of individual shares to decrease by increasing the total number of shares; Having a low concentration
Clean the panel with a dilute, neutral cleaner.; to make more fluid or less concentrated by admixture with something; {f} make a liquid thinner or weaker, water down, reduce the strength of; {v} to thin, to weaken with water; To diminish the strength, flavor, color, etc; Weak; A term used to describe the weaker of two solutions when comparing two solutions; To become attenuated, thin, or weak; as, it dilutes easily; To thin down or weaken as by mixing with water; To reduce a mixture's strength by adding liquid, usually water; – to make the strength of a mixture weaker, less concentrated; for example, by adding more water to a pesticide mixture; If a liquid is diluted or dilutes, it is added to or mixes with water or another liquid, and becomes weaker. If you give your baby juice, dilute it well with cooled, boiled water The liquid is then diluted The poisons seeping from Hanford's contaminated land quickly dilute in the water. + dilution di·lu·tion ditches dug for sewage dilution; A dilute liquid is very thin and weak, usually because it has had water added to it. a dilute solution of bleach; To add more of a solvent to a solution; especially to add more water; of, by mixing; to reduce, especially by the addition of water; to temper; to attenuate; to weaken; To weaken; to thin out, or having been thinned out; less than full strength; corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor"; To make thinner or more liquid by admixture with something; to thin and dissolve by mixing; reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity; "diluted alcohol"; "a dilute solution"; "dilute acetic acid"; We dilute a solution by adding more of the solvent to it; Diluted; thin; weak; If someone or something dilutes a belief, quality, or value, they make it weaker and less effective. There was a clear intention to dilute black voting power + dilution di·lu·tion a potentially devastating dilution of earnings per share. a dilute liquid has been made weaker by the addition of water or another liquid; To lessen the force, strength, purity, or brilliance of, especially by mixing together; lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; "cut bourbon"; Urine was overly dilute - Creatinine < 20 mg/dL AND Specific Gravity < 1 003 - any drugs present MAY be diluted to concentrations below the threshold Positive results are valid; A description of a wine whose aromas and flavors are thin and watery; lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; "cut bourbon; To lower the concentration of a mixture; in this case the concentration of any hazardous gas in mine air by addition of fresh intake air; {s} diluted, watered down, thinned, reduced in strength
dilute labor: {f} reduce the professonal workers by hiring non-professional workers
diluted: Simple past tense and past participle of dilute
diluter: A device that adds a measured amount of sample to a measured amount of diluent
dilution: The process of making something dilute
dilution: A solution that has had additional solvent, such as water, added to it into order to make it less concentrated
diluted: {a} made thin, weakened, softened
diluter: {n} what dilutes, what thins
dilution: {n} the act of diluting or making thin
diluted: Reduced in strength; thin; weak
diluted: made less strong or severe; "a pale gleam of diluted sunlight"
diluted: That has had something added in order to dilute it
diluted: reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity; "diluted alcohol"; "a dilute solution"; "dilute acetic acid" made less strong or severe; "a pale gleam of diluted sunlight
diluted: reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity; "diluted alcohol"; "a dilute solution"; "dilute acetic acid"
diluted: made less strong or severe; "a pale gleam of diluted sunlight
diluted: past of dilute
diluted: {s} made thinner or weaker by addition of water; made fainter; reduced in strength
diluter: One who, or that which, dilutes or makes thin, more liquid, or weaker
dilutes: third-person singular of dilute
diluting: present participle of dilute
dilution: The action of the verb dilute
dilution: Dilution has two meanings in finance The first is the process by which an investor’s ownership percentage in a company is reduced by the issuance of new securities The second is the effect on earnings per share and book value per share if all convertible securities were converted and all warrants or stock options were exercised
dilution: The legal doctrine of dilution, recognized in the statutes or case law of 31 states, applies to marks which are highly similar or identical to strong, well-known trademarks The doctrine stipulates that the use of a famous trademark by any party other than its owner will result in loss of the mark's distinctiveness - even when the goods or services are not related and there is no likelihood of confusion Some names may be judged to be available because they are already diluted; not, that is, the name is in use by a number of different companies which may or may not include a famous user
dilution: The act of diluting, or the state of being diluted
dilution: The effect of waste or low-grade ore being included unavoidably in the mined ore, lowering the recovered grade
dilution: Reduction in earnings per share of a common stock that occurs when a company issues additional shares
dilution: Reducing the actual or potential earnings per share by issuing more shares or giving options to obtain more
dilution: A dilution is the ratio of the volume of pure specimen to the total volume of specimen plus a diluent such as buffer Dilutions are expressed as the number of parts of pure specimen, a colon, and the total number of parts in the solution The number of parts of diluent are determined by subtracting the number of pure specimen parts from the total A dilution of 1: 10 contains one part pure specimen and nine parts diluent A dilution factor is the total number of parts with the volume of pure specimen being one part
dilution: a diluted solution
dilution: a control strategy used in managing smoke from prescribed fires in which smoke concentration is reduced by diluting it through a greater volume of air, either by scheduling during good dispersion conditions or burning at a slower rate (Mathews et al 1985)
dilution: Effect on earnings per share and book value per share if all convertible securities were converted or all warrants or stock options were exercised
dilution: Unauthorized use of a highly distinctive mark by another in a manner which tends to blur its distinctiveness or tarnish its image even without any likelihood of confusion
dilution: Diminution in the proportion of income to which each share is entitled
dilution: The action of diluting or reducing the strength or concentration of a liquid, usually by the addition of water
dilution: The diminution in the proportion of income to which each share is entitled
dilution: an estimate of the amount of waste or low-grade mineralized rock which will be mined with the ore as part of normal mining practices in extracting an orebody
dilution: Dilution has two meanings in finance The first is the process by which an investor's ownership percentage in a company is reduced by the issuance of new securities The second is the effect on earnings per share and book value per share if all convertible securities were converted and all warrants or stock options were exercised (See Stock Options and Warrants)
dilution: Process of reducing the concentration of a solute in solution, usually simply by mixing with more solvent
dilution: weakening (reducing the concentration) by the addition of water or a thinner a diluted solution
dilution: The process by which more solvent is added to decrease the concentration of a solution
dilution: Effect on earnings per share and book value per share if all convertible securities were converted and all warrants and stock options were exercised
dilution: Reduction in per share participation in net earnings and ownership through an increase in issued stock
dilution: The reduction of earnings, or the value of a stock, that can occur in a merger when more shares are issued; or with conversion of convertible securities into common stock
dilution: {i} act of diluting, thinning, watering down; substance which has been diluted
dilution: A dilution is a liquid that has been diluted with water or another liquid, so that it becomes weaker. `Aromatherapy oils' are not pure essential oils but dilutions
dilution: Dilution is the effect on a company's earnings per share caused by the conversion of convertible securities or the issuance of additional shares of stock Dilution reduces earnings per share by increasing the number of shares potentially outstanding
dilution: The process by which an investor's ownership percentage is reduced by the issuance of new securities Also: the effect on earnings per share and book value per share if all convertible securities are converted and all warrants or stock options are exercised
dilution: weakening (reducing the concentration) by the addition of water or a thinner
dilution: Dilution refers to the issuance of more shares from a company's treasury - thereby diluting other shareholders Hence, companies sometimes report "fully diluted earnings", i e the earnings per share AS IF all shares under option had been exercised This can be very significant
dilution: The reduction in the percentage size of one's shareholding through the issue of new capital
dilution: Your company must be newly financed at lower prices and that forces out the original investors or reduces their original stake Typically occurs when new shares are issued disproportionately and the price at which they are issued is less than the market or book value of the outstanding shares prior to the issuance of the new shares Also known as Cram Down Round and Blow-Out Round
dilutive: {s} causing dilution, serving to make a liquid thinner
dilutive: Describing something that dilutes or causes dilution

dilute

Hyphenation

di·lute

Turkish pronunciation

daylut

Synonyms

adulterate, alter, attenuate, cook, cut, decrease, deliquesce, diffuse, diminish, doctor, doctor up, irrigate, lace, lessen, liquefy

Antonyms

concentrate, strengthen, thicken

Pronunciation

/dīˈlo͞ot/ /daɪˈluːt/

Etymology

() From Latin dilutus, from diluere (“to wash away, dissolve, cause to melt, dilute”), from di-, dis- (“away, apart”) + luere (“to wash”). See lave, and compare deluge.