water down
verb
watered down; watering down; waters down
: to reduce or temper the force or effectiveness of
watered down the plan
Synonyms
Examples of water down in a Sentence
watered down the cocktails while jacking up their prices
Recent Examples on the Web
Being an anti-corporate teen rebel, Warren did not stick with Lollapalooza as its alternative intent got watered down, in his view.
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A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 21 May 2024
Organized labor was out in full force at City Hall on Tuesday, pressing the City Council to water down a ballot proposal aimed at increasing the power of the city’s Ethics Commission.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2024
Changing Tides Region by region, promises of change have already been watered down.
—Tariq Panja, New York Times, 15 May 2024
The task force held a separate launch event for that initiative Monday and accused Johnston of co-opting and watering down the concept.
—Joe Rubino, The Denver Post, 13 May 2024
The goal of irrigating is to wet roots, so water long enough to get water down to the root zone — with drip irrigation that could take an hour or two.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2024
By February, a competing bill was introduced watering down the restrictions.
—Nicholas Florko, STAT, 3 May 2024
This is far too watered down to be served over ice.
—Jolene Thym, The Mercury News, 2 May 2024
While Nix is a good point and shoot QB with accuracy to the short areas of the field, a lot of that Oregon offense was watered down and his responses under pressure left a lot to be lacking.
—Joe Nguyen, The Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2024
A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 21 May 2024
Organized labor was out in full force at City Hall on Tuesday, pressing the City Council to water down a ballot proposal aimed at increasing the power of the city’s Ethics Commission.
—David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2024
Changing Tides Region by region, promises of change have already been watered down.
—Tariq Panja, New York Times, 15 May 2024
The task force held a separate launch event for that initiative Monday and accused Johnston of co-opting and watering down the concept.
—Joe Rubino, The Denver Post, 13 May 2024
The goal of irrigating is to wet roots, so water long enough to get water down to the root zone — with drip irrigation that could take an hour or two.
—Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2024
By February, a competing bill was introduced watering down the restrictions.
—Nicholas Florko, STAT, 3 May 2024
This is far too watered down to be served over ice.
—Jolene Thym, The Mercury News, 2 May 2024
While Nix is a good point and shoot QB with accuracy to the short areas of the field, a lot of that Oregon offense was watered down and his responses under pressure left a lot to be lacking.
—Joe Nguyen, The Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2024
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“Water down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20down. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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