water down

verb

Definition of water downnext
as in to dilute
to alter (something) for the worse with the addition of foreign or lower-grade substances watered down the cocktails while jacking up their prices

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for water down
  1. dilute
  2. load
  3. dirty
  4. cut
  5. pollute
  6. poison
  7. infect
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  • Over-reliance on logos weakens brands over time, just as an over-saturation of stores dilutes their allure.
    Stéphane JG Girod, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Chlorine beach is an excellent disinfectant for the kitchen but even if it is diluted with water, surfaces should be rinsed before they are used for food preparation.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 1 Jan. 2025
Definition of dilute
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  • The pyrotechnics team loads enough fireworks to celebrate five or six touchdowns per game, said Vaill.
    Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Already, around 890 unique tankers loaded Russian oil — comprising both crude and oil products — in the past six months, analytics firm Vortexa told CNBC on Jan. 7, with 107 of these ships — or 12% of the total — being subject to vessel-specific sanctions at the time.
    Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2025
Definition of load
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  • Having dirtied himself in the catacombs beneath the papacy’s home, our scrappy archaeologist emerges into none other than a resplendent re-creation of the Sistine Chapel.
    Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Arizona Republic Cool weather and the holiday season may seem like the perfect excuse to cozy up by the fire, but too many blazing yule logs can dirty the air and put some of your neighbors at risk.
    Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of dirty
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  • The European Central Bank, for example, is expected to cut rates further in 2025, especially in light of trade risks and global instability.
    Sofia Celeste, WWD, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Despite barely being old enough to attend kindergarten, Cole was already cutting his teeth with a game that some have deemed to be the hardest of all time.
    Patricia Hernandez, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of cut
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  • Activists behind the suit against the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) say that the wastewater contains metal and polluting chemicals used at the south Texas launch site.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
  • No matter the political complications, countries continued to deploy clean energy at a rapid clip this year driven by economics (renewables are often cheaper than fossil fuels) and energy-security concerns (producing clean electricity at home means less reliance on polluting imports).
    Justin Worland, TIME, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of pollute
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  • In 2015, the Tribune reported on a broader phenomenon of lead poisoning plaguing children living in some of the poorest Chicago neighborhoods.
    Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
  • These operations are often controlled by cartels and poison the surrounding natural environment with toxic chemicals.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
Definition of poison
Verb
  • Immunity from whooping cough tends to fade about seven years after you’ve been vaccinated or infected by the bacteria.
    Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Jan. 2025
  • McAfee has disputed that Raw Farm's milk could have infected the cats with bird flu, citing preliminary research.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of infect
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