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dilutive

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: D AH0 L UW1 T IH0 V Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: D IY0 L UW1 T IH0 V Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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adj

Meaning 1

Causing dilution.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The shareholders objected to the stock offering as dilutive, leaving them with little or no leverage.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English dilute Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English dilutive From dilute + -ive.