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water down

DEFINITIONS OF: water down

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v thin by adding water to

“They watered down the moonshine”
Type of:
adulterate, debase, dilute, load, stretch
corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones

v make less strong or intense

water down the mixture”
Type of:
cut, dilute, reduce, thin, thin out
lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
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