watered-downadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɔːtədˈdaʊn/, U.S.

/ˌwɔdərdˈdaʊn/,

/ˌwɑdərdˈdaʊn/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: watered adj.¹, down adv.

Etymology: < watered adj.¹ + down adv., after to water down at water v. Phrasal verbs.

1. Chiefly derogatory. Altered so as to be weaker in force, impact, purity, or quality; moderated, toned-down.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > toned-down

qualified1746

moderated1773

modified1837

watered-down1840

toned-down1974

1840 Satirist 27 Sept. 306/3 Any portions of the piece that are too powerful in the original, come out nicely watered down.

1898 Westm. Gaz. 27 July 8/1 The religious and the profane alike are..anxious to know if the revised Decalogue..is to be only a watered-down version of the Mosaic Tables.

1921 G. C. Field Moral Theory xii. 153 It is only in a watered-down form that it [sc. love] can be extended..to the whole of humanity.

1955 Bull. Atomic Scientists Sept. 253/2 Ambassador Lodge made the somewhat watered-down proposal to the U.N. that they..assemble data on the effects of radiation on human health.

2012 Independent (Nexis) 21 Nov. 20 The plans are still heavy-handed, even in the watered-down version.

2. Diluted or adulterated with water.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > liquid > making or becoming liquid > action or process of dilution > [adjective] > diluted

allayed?a1475

lymphate1583

dilute1658

diluted1681

lew1882

watered-down1902

cut1938

1902 Brit. Food Jrnl. Mar. 54/2 No doubt Mr. Hanbury does not approve of the Departmental Committee's suggestion that watered-down butter under certain conditions can be sold.

1923 Observer 25 Mar. 20/3 It is on the watered down beer that he draws the rebate.

1976 P. Cave High Flying Birds iv. 51 He matched Lorna glass for glass, chucking the stuff down as though it was watered-down Coke.

1994 U. Hegi Stones from River xiv. 311 The watered-down milk they'd come to associate with the war.

2012 Derby Evening Tel. (Nexis) 19 Dec. 4 Watered-down beer means someone is on the fiddle.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	watered-down
释义	watered-downadj. Brit. /ˌwɔːtədˈdaʊn/, U.S. /ˌwɔdərdˈdaʊn/, /ˌwɑdərdˈdaʊn/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: watered adj.¹, down adv. Etymology: < watered adj.¹ + down adv., after to water down at water v. Phrasal verbs. 1. Chiefly derogatory. Altered so as to be weaker in force, impact, purity, or quality; moderated, toned-down. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > toned-down qualified1746 moderated1773 modified1837 watered-down1840 toned-down1974 1840 Satirist 27 Sept. 306/3 Any portions of the piece that are too powerful in the original, come out nicely watered down. 1898 Westm. Gaz. 27 July 8/1 The religious and the profane alike are..anxious to know if the revised Decalogue..is to be only a watered-down version of the Mosaic Tables. 1921 G. C. Field Moral Theory xii. 153 It is only in a watered-down form that it [sc. love] can be extended..to the whole of humanity. 1955 Bull. Atomic Scientists Sept. 253/2 Ambassador Lodge made the somewhat watered-down proposal to the U.N. that they..assemble data on the effects of radiation on human health. 2012 Independent (Nexis) 21 Nov. 20 The plans are still heavy-handed, even in the watered-down version. 2. Diluted or adulterated with water. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > making or becoming liquid > action or process of dilution > [adjective] > diluted allayed?a1475 lymphate1583 dilute1658 diluted1681 lew1882 watered-down1902 cut1938 1902 Brit. Food Jrnl. Mar. 54/2 No doubt Mr. Hanbury does not approve of the Departmental Committee's suggestion that watered-down butter under certain conditions can be sold. 1923 Observer 25 Mar. 20/3 It is on the watered down beer that he draws the rebate. 1976 P. Cave High Flying Birds iv. 51 He matched Lorna glass for glass, chucking the stuff down as though it was watered-down Coke. 1994 U. Hegi Stones from River xiv. 311 The watered-down milk they'd come to associate with the war. 2012 Derby Evening Tel. (Nexis) 19 Dec. 4 Watered-down beer means someone is on the fiddle. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1840
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