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watered-down

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wa⋅tered-down

  [waw-terd-doun, wot-erd-]
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–adjective
made weaker or less effective from or as from dilution with water: a watered-down cocktail; Spectators saw a watered-down version of the famous opera.
Origin:
1895–1900
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wa·tered-down   (wô'tərd-doun', wŏt'ərd-)
adj.  Diminished in force or effect: "[Students] who do not [test well] get a watered-down curriculum that reflects the system's minimal expectations of them" (Sheila Tobias).
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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