water down
verb
watered down; watering down; waters down
: to reduce or temper the force or effectiveness of
watered down the plan
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Examples of water down in a Sentence
watered down the cocktails while jacking up their prices
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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
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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
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“Water down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20down. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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