water down
verb
watered down; watering down; waters down
: to reduce or temper the force or effectiveness of
watered down the plan
Examples of water down in a Sentence
watered down the cocktails while jacking up their prices
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Another genetic factor that could influence coat color is dilution, which, unlike progressive graying, affects the coat color from birth, essentially watering down the pigment to appear gray or fawn.
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Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
Other high-ranking law enforcement officials in the Trump administration, including FBI Director Kash Patel and Deputy Director Dan Bongino, have also watered down their previous conspiratorial suggestions about the information the Trump administration has on Epstein.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
As governor, Lamont instead threatened to veto expansions of Connecticut’s Trust Act protections until the version of H.B. 7212, passed by the Judiciary Committee, was significantly watered down.
—Nick Gauthier, Hartford Courant, 7 July 2025
Squeeze the bottle to force the water down the drain and remove the clog.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 4 July 2025
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Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
Other high-ranking law enforcement officials in the Trump administration, including FBI Director Kash Patel and Deputy Director Dan Bongino, have also watered down their previous conspiratorial suggestions about the information the Trump administration has on Epstein.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
As governor, Lamont instead threatened to veto expansions of Connecticut’s Trust Act protections until the version of H.B. 7212, passed by the Judiciary Committee, was significantly watered down.
—Nick Gauthier, Hartford Courant, 7 July 2025
Squeeze the bottle to force the water down the drain and remove the clog.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 4 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for water down
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“Water down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20down. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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