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Meaning of "watered-down" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WATERED-DOWN

watered-down  [ˌwɔːtədˈdaʊn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WATERED-DOWN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Watered-Down is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES WATERED-DOWN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of watered-down in the English dictionary

The definition of watered-down in the dictionary is weakened; less forceful.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WATERED-DOWN


adown
əˈdaʊn
breakdown
ˈbreɪkˌdaʊn
countdown
ˈkaʊntˌdaʊn
down
daʊn
lie-down
ˌlaɪˈdaʊn
meltdown
ˈmɛltˌdaʊn
pared-down
ˌpeədˈdaʊn
Portadown
ˌpɔːtəˈdaʊn
put-down
ˈpʊtdaʊn
run-down
ˌrʌnˈdaʊn
scaled-down
ˌskeɪldˈdaʊn
shooting-down
ˈʃuːtɪŋˈdaʊn
showdown
ˈʃəʊˌdaʊn
shutdown
ˈʃʌtˌdaʊn
sit-down
ˈsɪtdaʊn
smackdown
ˈsmækˌdaʊn
takedown
ˈteɪkdaʊn
touchdown
ˈtʌtʃˌdaʊn
upside-down
ˌʌpsaɪdˈdaʊn
upsideowne
ˌʌpsaɪˈdaʊn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WATERED-DOWN

watercolorist
watercolour
watercolourist
watercolours
watercourse
watercraft
watercress
waterdrive
watered
watered silk
waterer
waterfall
waterfinder
waterflood
Waterford
waterfowl
waterfowler
waterfront
Watergate
waterhead

WORDS THAT END LIKE WATERED-DOWN

broken-down
button-down
buttoned-down
climb-down
close-down
dressing-down
go down
hand-me-down
low-down
one-down
pull-down
reach-me-down
right-down
sponge-down
step-down
stripped-down
swan´s-down
top-down
trickle-down
up-and-down
warm-down

Synonyms and antonyms of watered-down in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «watered-down» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WATERED-DOWN

Find out the translation of watered-down to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of watered-down from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «watered-down» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

减弱的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

moderado
570 millions of speakers

English

watered-down
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नीचे पानी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مخفف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

разбавленный водой
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

enfraquecido
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

watered ডাউন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

édulcoré
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Disiram
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

verwässert
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

骨抜きにされた
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

약화된
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyirami
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tưới xuống
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாய்ச்சியுள்ளேன்-கீழே
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पाण्याची सोय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sulanan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

all´acqua di rose
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rozwodnioną
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

розбавлений водою
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

adăpate în jos
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αποδυναμωμένη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

afgewaterde
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

urvattnade
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

uttynnede
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of watered-down

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WATERED-DOWN»

The term «watered-down» is quite widely used and occupies the 50.379 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WATERED-DOWN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about watered-down

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WATERED-DOWN»

Discover the use of watered-down in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to watered-down and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Christianity Lite: Stop Drinking a Watered-Down Gospel
In Christianity Lite Glen Berteau calls us back to the full gospel message: Jesus didn’t come to make our normal, selfish, sinful lives a little better. He came to radically transform life as we know it.
Glen Berteau, 2013
2
Watered-down Electricity
This book explains what Electricity is in a way that readers of ALL ages can finally understand.
John Austin Fife, 1996
3
Watered Down Wisdom: : Memoirs of My Life Lessons
For all the girls who feel alone about mistakes they've made, this book is for you. "We spend so much time trying to force a happy home, instead of cultivating the one we have." -- Saidah Brown
Saidah Brown, 2013
4
The Town of Watered-Down Whiskey
In The Town of Watered-Down Whiskey, Geiwitz taps into the nostalgia and claustrophobia of Smalltown, America, where each citizen learns they have an outlandish, wise, regretful, or tragic role to play, whether they choose it or not.
Jim Geiwitz, 2011
5
Watered Down Coke
Allie Brooks and Rachel Owens have been bestfriends since childhood.
Nicole Gabhart, 2004
6
Meinongian Logic:
Parsons writes: Existing is not the only extranuclear property which has a watered-down version; being possible also has one. This tempts one to wonder if all extranuclear properties have nuclear watered-down versions. That will depend, of ...
Dale Jacquette, 1996
7
How Ficta Follow Fiction: A Syncretistic Account of ...
When considering ficta, moreover, being ad hoc is not the most difficult problem that the appeal to watered-down nuclear properties has to face. Once we have watered-down nuclear properties, nothing prevents us from imagining a more ...
Alberto Voltolini, 2006
8
Russell Vs. Meinong: The Legacy of "On Denoting"
The existing golden mountain has what Meinong called 'watered-down' ( depotenzierte) existence, existence which lacked the 'modal moment' (Meinong 1915: 282). This approach has commended itself to Parsons, who doesn't countenance ...
Nicholas Griffin, Dale Jacquette, 2008
9
Existence as a Real Property: The Ontology of Meinongianism
But by having watered-down counterparts of extranuclear properties, we gain an extra stock of nuclear ones; and we use them to characterize objects by means of the (NCP). Now we can have an x, characterized by “x is a mountain ∧ x is ...
Francesco Berto, 2012
10
Would the Real First Amendment Please Stand Up?
Recall that Judge Douglas (among others) told us that the Fourteenth Amendment “free speech” provision was not “watered-down”.87 “Should” have settled the matter, but wouldn't you know it, there's a compelling “state” interest here, which ...
Barry Krusch

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WATERED-DOWN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term watered-down is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Legislation passes watered-down Taylor's Law
Besides making the decals voluntary, lawmakers watered down the bill even further. The original bill would have banned newly licensed teen drivers from ... «WCSH-TV, May 15»
2
Watered-down red light camera proposal advances
Chicago aldermen on Tuesday gave preliminary approval to a watered-down red light camera ordinance that calls for community meetings and a study of the ... «Chicago Tribune, May 15»
3
Warrants: Watered-down milk killed newborn; Parents charged
The warrants say the baby was fed watered-down breast milk, which caused the infant's electrolyte and sodium levels to plummet and caused her brain to swell. «WYFF Greenville, May 15»
4
Maryland Senate panel approves watered-down charter school bill
A Maryland Senate committee voted Tuesday to approve a watered-down version of a bill proposed by Gov. Larry Hogan (R) that was designed to increase the ... «Washington Post, Mar 15»
5
SFMTA Board Approves Watered-Down Polk Plan, May Revisit It Later
SFMTA Board Approves Watered-Down Polk Plan, May Revisit It Later. by Aaron Bialick. Half of one side of Polk will get a protected bike lane under the ... «Streetsblog San Francisco, Mar 15»
6
Global Climate Talks Lead to Watered-Down Text
Officials negotiating a sweeping global pact on climate change watered down a draft of the agreement this week in an effort to include the conflicting priorities of ... «Wall Street Journal, Feb 15»
7
Watered-down BBL unacceptable - Iqbal
MANILA – Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) chief peace negotiator Mohagher Iqbal on Thursday said a watered-down version of the Bangsamoro Basic Law ... «ABS CBN News, Feb 15»
8
Coca-Cola's Watered-Down Performance
The message in a bottle wasn't to Coca-Cola Co. KO 1.28 % 's liking. Coca-Cola is scheduled to report financial results Tuesday. Analysts polled by FactSet ... «Wall Street Journal, Feb 15»
9
Franken blasts GOP's 'watered-down' Internet proposal
He added: "But Congressional Republicans are expected to file a watered-down bill that's exactly what the opposition and their lobbyists want. (That's a bad ... «The Hill, Jan 15»
10
Is CenturyLink Field Selling Watered-Down Beer?
Redhook Brewery said it has never watered down its beer. You'd expect the brewers to be defensive, because the last time this happened, in San Diego, ... «Deadspin, Nov 14»

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