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water down vs thin out

thin out vs water down

water down and thin out both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
water down No No Yes No
thin out No No Yes No
As verbs, thin out is a hypernym of water down; that is, thin out is a word with a broader meaning than water down:
  • water down: make less strong or intense
  • thin out: lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
Other hypernyms of water down include cut, dilute, reduce, thin.
water down (verb) thin out (verb)
make less strong or intense make sparse
thin by adding water to become sparser
lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
Difference between water down and thin out

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