waters down

abc   Thu Aug 03, 2006 5:31 am GMT
"EU waters down ceasefire call"

Does it mean urges/encourages?
Lazar   Thu Aug 03, 2006 5:54 am GMT
No. "To water down" means to weaken something or make it less potent (as if you were diluting something by adding water to it).
abc   Fri Aug 04, 2006 7:12 am GMT
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