water down

Other forms: watered down; watering down; waters down

Definitions of water down

1. verb

   thin by adding water to
   type of:

   adulterate, debase, dilute, load, stretch

   corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
2. verb

   make less strong or intense
   “water down the mixture”

   type of:

   cut, dilute, reduce, thin, thin out

   lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture