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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  1. dilute
  2. load
  3. dirty
  4. cut
  5. pollute
  6. poison
  7. infect
Verb
  • Fertilizer Fertilize Christmas cactus monthly June through August with a houseplant fertilizer diluted to half strength.
    Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2024
  • Stay True to Your Core Values Many luxury brands lean on trendy collaborations or endorsements to remain visible and build their customer base, which can dilute their long-term identity.
    Julian Hayes II, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
Definition of dilute
Verb
  • Kremlin officials have previously confirmed that Russian strategic missile forces loaded Yars intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) into silos, including in December 2023 and late 2022.
    Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Rather than loading the basic controls into the touchscreen, the S3 has kept its physical controls for the heated seats and climate functions.
    Matthew MacConnell, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of load
Verb
  • Instead, Walz seems to have little to say about factory farming dirtying the state’s waterways.
    Kenny Torrella, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
  • Garments can be dirtied again by the elements if air-dried outside.
    Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 July 2024
Definition of dirty
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  • With the extra attacker out, Fabian Zetterlund scored a power-play goal with 26 seconds left in regulation time to cut the Rangers lead to 3-2, but the Sharks could not find the equalizer.
    Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • European countries, meanwhile, have some of the world’s strictest targets to cut emissions by 2030 — but have also secured new gas supplies following Russia’s 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
    Reuters, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of cut
Verb
  • Commercial gift wraps can include glitter, which contains microplastics that pollute U.S. waters.
    Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Nov. 2024
  • Yet the literal tons of trash annually left by rivers and overpasses can also pollute waterways, to say nothing of the fire risk.
    Blake Nelson, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024
Definition of pollute
Verb
  • And many of those deepfake deceptions already live among us, poisoning our digital pathways to connection.
    Jason Parham, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
  • The anti-corruption campaigner began this book in 2020, while recovering in Berlin from being poisoned with Novichok on a domestic flight in Russia.
    The Week UK, theweek, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of poison
Verb
  • People can also be infected by drinking raw milk; touching raw milk, cow or bird feces and other contaminated surfaces; and handling sick or dead animals carrying the virus.
    Angelica Stabile, Fox News, 19 Nov. 2024
  • Women infected while pregnant can pass the disease to their babies.
    Kff Health News, Orange County Register, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of infect
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