Definitions for water down
wa·ter down

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. water downverb

   make less strong or intense

   "water down the mixture"

2. water downverb

   thin by adding water to

   "They watered down the moonshine"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. water downverb

   To dilute; to add water

2. water downverb

   To make weaker.

3. water downverb

   To simplify or oversimplify; to make easier; to make less difficult.

4. water downverb

   To make less restrictive; to make more lenient.

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1. 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.

Matched Categories

1. • Adulterate
   • Dilute

How to pronounce water down?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Karen

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of water down in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of water down in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of water down in a Sentence

1. New Zealand:

   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.

2. Steve Hamilton:

   If you just have a liter (of water) down in the bottom of a boat and put it on a trailer and travel over land to a new river system, you could be injecting potentially hundreds or even thousands of microscopic larvae into a new water body.

3. Barack Obama:

   If they try to water down consumer protections that we put in place in the aftermath of the financial crisis, I will say no, and I'm confident that I'll be able to uphold vetoes of those types of provisions.

4. Van Cleave:

   Northam is sending two other proposals back to state lawmakers with recommended changes. One would allow local authorities to regulate firearms at certain buildings and events, and the other would ban those subject to protective orders from possessing firearms and require them to turn over firearms within 24 hours, according to the newspaper. The measures come as the Democratic-led General Assembly has taken efforts to enact a slew of gun control measures following a mass shooting in Virginia Beach last year. Republicanstate lawmakers have pushed back. In July, they ended a special session called by Northam to take up gun control measures in 90 minutes.The gun lobby was able to water down some of the bills backed by the governor. While we still dont like them, theyre not as bad as they once were.

5. David Womark:

   It is an unflinching look at the issue. It's something you can't water down because that would be unfair to the story.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=water down
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Water_Down
3. ^ ChatGPT
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