water down

water down

transitive verb

Definition of WATER DOWN

:  to reduce or temper the force or effectiveness of <watered down the plan>

— wa·tered–down adjective

Examples of WATER DOWN

1. <watered down the cocktails while jacking up their prices>

First Known Use of WATER DOWN

1850

Related to WATER DOWN

Synonyms

cut, dilute, extend, lace, sophisticate, thin, adulterate, weaken

Antonyms

enrich, fortify, richen, strengthen

Related Words

load; befoul, contaminate, corrupt, defile, dirty, envenom, foul, infect, poison, pollute, soil, spoil, sully, taint; cheapen, debase, degrade; manipulate, misrepresent, tamper (with); counterfeit, fake, falsify, fudge; doctor, spike; attenuate, moderate, qualify, temper

Near Antonyms

fertilize, lard; augment, reinforce (also reenforce), supplement; decontaminate, purify; clarify, clean, cleanse, distill (also distil), filter, flush, leach, pasteurize, purge, refine; better, enhance, improve; compact, concentrate, condense

Rhymes with WATER DOWN

Allentown, broken-down, Charlottetown, Chinatown, common noun, dressing-down, dressing gown, eiderdown, Germantown, go to town, hand-me-down, Oxford down, proper noun, reach-me-down, shantytown, simmer down, Spanish Town, thistledown, Tinseltown, trickle-down, Triple Crown, tumbledown, up and down, up-and-down, upside down, Vandyke brown, verbal noun