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单词 water down
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water down

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verb (tr, adverb)

to dilute or weaken with water
to modify or adulterate, esp so as to omit anything harsh, unpleasant, or offensiveto water down the truth

Derived forms of water down

watered-down, adjective

Words nearby water down

water cure, water curtain, water cycle, water diviner, waterdog, water down, water dropwort, watered, watered-down, watered stock, Wateree
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Idioms and Phrases with water down

water down

Dilute or weaken, as in He watered down that unfavorable report with feeble excuses. [Mid-1800s]

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