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Definitions for water down
wa·ter down
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Princeton's WordNet
water downverb
make less strong or intense
"water down the mixture"
water downverb
thin by adding water to
"They watered down the moonshine"
Wiktionary
water downverb
To dilute; to add water
water downverb
To make weaker.
water downverb
To simplify or oversimplify; to make easier; to make less difficult.
water downverb
To make less restrictive; to make more lenient.
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water down
To water down means to dilute or lessen the strength, impact, or intensity of something. This could be literal, such as reducing the concentration of a liquid by adding water, or metaphorical, such as reducing the effectiveness or power of a statement or plan.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of water down in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of water down in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of water down in a Sentence
A key barometer of how angry the Chinese are will be how much and in what way they try to water down any U.N. resolution.
I knew I was ready for the heat but I wasn't ready for the humidity so I just had to keep on going and keep cool, keep that body temperature cool with a bit of ice and water down the back, it was kind of a survival of nutrition out there, instead of how fast you can go because at the end of the day it was so hot that it wasn't going to be a fast race.
It is an unflinching look at the issue. It's something you can't water down because that would be unfair to the story.
It takes away the weight of the reality of chattel slavery, you can, through hyperbole, water down The Houston Association of Realtors of [ that word ] to slavery.
If you listen to what Mr. Abe has said so far...it appears he wants to water down the facts of the past somewhat, depending on the content, this could reap the mistrust of Asia and the world.
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