water down

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verb

1. make less strong or intense (Freq. 1)
- water down the mixture
• Hypernyms:
dilute, thin, thin out, reduce, cut
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
2. thin by adding water to
- They watered down the moonshine
• Hypernyms:
load, adulterate, stretch, dilute, debase
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something