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Definition of water down phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

water down

phrasal verb
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water something down
  1. to make a liquid weaker by adding water synonym dilute
  2. [usually passive] to change a speech, a piece of writing, etc. in order to make it less strong or offensive
    • The proposals got somewhat watered down at committee stage.
    synonym dilute
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