dilutive
7.7
Making something weaker by adding another substance like water
- adjective
- /dɪˈluːtɪv/
:
diluyente
- The dilutive effects of adding water to the solution weakened its potency.
Examples
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Adding too much filler can be dilutive to the effectiveness of the original product.
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So, while printing money is dilutive, it is also a zero-sum game.
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When the company issued new shares, it became dilutive for the existing shareholders.
Synonyms
16
4.6
Something that is less strong or useful because people change it to avoid problems
applies to causing concentration or strength loss, not only figurative weakening
diluted
vsdilutive
1
3.4
Made less strong by mixing with water or something else
is about causing the reduction rather than describing something already thinned
weakened
vsdilutive
3.1
Less strong because water or another liquid is added
focuses on causing that loss of strength rather than having lost it
reduced
vsdilutive
1.6
Made smaller in size, amount, or price
is specific to causing concentration or strength loss often by added substance
lessened
vsdilutive
2.1
Smaller in amount, degree, or strength
focuses on causing concentration or potency reduction rather than a general decrease
How Dilutive
Surface Forms
dilutive positive
Morphology
Etymology
Dilutive comes from the same root as dilute, which comes from Latin parts di- and luere meaning 'apart' and 'wash'. So something dilutive 'washes away' strength or concentration, like adding water to a solution makes it weaker.