Usually means: Reduce intensity, quality, or strength.
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We found 17 dictionaries that define the word water down:

General (13 matching dictionaries)
  1. water down: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. water down: Merriam-Webster
  3. water down: Collins English Dictionary
  4. water-down: Wordnik
  5. water down: Wiktionary
  6. water down: Dictionary.com
  7. water down: Rhymezone
  8. water down: FreeDictionary.org
  9. water down: Mnemonic Dictionary
  10. water down: TheFreeDictionary.com
  11. water down: Vocabulary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. water down: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. water down: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. water down: Medical dictionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. water down: Idioms

(Note: See watered-down as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (water down)

verb:  To dilute; to add water to.
verb:  (idiomatic) To make weaker, less effective.
verb:  (idiomatic) To simplify or oversimplify; to make easier; to make less difficult.
verb:  (idiomatic) To make less restrictive; to make more lenient.

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