Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb water_down

2 senses of water down

Sense 1
water down -- (make less strong or intense; "water down the mixture")
       => dilute, thin, thin out, reduce, cut -- (lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; "cut bourbon")

Sense 2
water down -- (thin by adding water to; "They watered down the moonshine")
       => load, adulterate, stretch, dilute, debase -- (corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor")