English verb: water down | |||
1. | water down (change) make less strong or intense | ||
Samples | Water down the mixture. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cut, dilute, reduce, thin, thin out | ||
2. | water down (change) thin by adding water to | ||
Samples | They watered down the moonshine. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | adulterate, debase, dilute, load, stretch | ||