water down
verb
watered down; watering down; waters down
: to reduce or temper the force or effectiveness of
watered down the plan
Examples of water down in a Sentence
watered down the cocktails while jacking up their prices
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The bottom of the league got a little watered down with the additions of UTEP and New Mexico State, but those programs have solid upside and fit the geographical footprint.
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Jim Root, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
Sometimes, companies make privacy policies intentionally vague, which waters down any safety guarantees.
—PC Magazine, 31 July 2025
The therapy being performed by the therapist in combination with their non-specialist gets watered down.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
Last-minute amendments watered down initial requirements to produce annual impact assessments and mitigate algorithmic discrimination in an attempt to make the bill more palatable to the governor.
—Angela Eichhorst, Hartford Courant, 15 July 2025
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Jim Root, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
Sometimes, companies make privacy policies intentionally vague, which waters down any safety guarantees.
—PC Magazine, 31 July 2025
The therapy being performed by the therapist in combination with their non-specialist gets watered down.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
Last-minute amendments watered down initial requirements to produce annual impact assessments and mitigate algorithmic discrimination in an attempt to make the bill more palatable to the governor.
—Angela Eichhorst, Hartford Courant, 15 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for water down
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“Water down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20down. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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