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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Then, on cue, Myher can start a sequence that begins to drop the water down to the stage.
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Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 23 Nov. 2025
Then, on cue, Myher can start a sequence that begins to drop the water down to the stage.
—Jesse Sarles, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
Advertisement Pushback by liberals on the Senate Judiciary Committee prompted a Jenner ally to water down the proposal to keep it alive.
—Time, 14 Nov. 2025
Kudos to her for not watering down her act for SNL.
—Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
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“Water down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20down. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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