water down
verb
Definition of water down
transitive verb
: to reduce or temper the force or effectiveness of <watered down the plan>
watered–down
adjectiveExamples of water down in a sentence
<watered down the cocktails while jacking up their prices>
1850
First Known Use of water down
1850
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