VERB | change | water down | make less strong or intense |
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change | water down | thin by adding water to |
Meaning | make less strong or intense. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Example | "water down the mixture" | |
Broader | dilute, thin, thin out, reduce, cut | lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture |
Spanish | aguar | |
Catalan | aigualir, enaiguar |
Meaning | Thin by adding water to. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Broader | load, adulterate, stretch, dilute, debase | Corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance |
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