dilute
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di·lute /dī-'lüt, də-/ vt di·lut·ed, di·lut·ing: to cause dilution of
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law.
Merriam-Webster.
1996.
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verb
abbreviate, add water, attenuate, bate, belittle, cheapen, combine with water, depreciate, detract from, diluere, extenuate, lessen the strength of, make less concentrated, make more fluid, make more liquid, make thin, make weak, minimize, mitigate, reduce the strength of, render weak, subtract, take away, thin, thin out, thin with liquid, water, weaken
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index
commute, deduct (reduce), denature, depreciate, diminish, disarm (divest of arms), extenuate, lessen
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006
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v.
In corporate law, to lower the value of shares currently outstanding by issuing new shares.
n.
dilution
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc.
Amy Hackney Blackwell.
2008.
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