water down
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water down
verb waters down · watering down · watered down
- To dilute with water; to add water to. You need to water down the lemonade a bit more to make it less sweet, dear.
- To make weaker, less effective. "Scaling back its ambition further, at this stage, will just mean the economic and social benefit of HS2 for communities across the UK is further watered down. Our national infrastructure should not become a political football."
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To simplify or oversimplify; to make easier; to make less difficult.
Near-synonym: dumb down
Similar: dumb down
- To make less restrictive; to make more lenient.
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verb to dilute
| Español | diluir, rebajar, aguar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 水で薄める mizu de usumeru, 希釈する kisyaku-suru |
| Français | diluer |
| Deutsch | mit Wasser verdünnen |
| Italiano | diluire, annacquare |
| Ελληνικά | νερώνω neróno |
| Русский | разбавля́ть razbavljátʹ, разба́вить razbávitʹ |
| العربية | خَفَّفَ ḵaffafa |
verb to make weaker
| Deutsch | verwässern |
|---|---|
| Italiano | indebolire |
verb to simplify
| Español | desleír |
|---|---|
| Italiano | semplificare |
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