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watered 音标拼音: [w'ɔtɚd] a. 洒了水的,用水的 洒了水的,用水的 watered adj 1: ( of silk fabric) having a wavelike pattern [ synonym: { moire}, { watered}] Water \ Wa" ter\, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Watered}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Watering}.] [ AS. w[ ae] terian, gew[ ae] terian.] [ 1913 Webster] 1. To wet or supply with water; to moisten; to overflow with water; to irrigate; as, to water land; to water flowers. [ 1913 Webster] With tears watering the ground. -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster] Men whose lives gilded on like rivers that water the woodlands. -- Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To supply with water for drink; to cause or allow to drink; as, to water cattle and horses. [ 1913 Webster] 3. To wet and calender, as cloth, so as to impart to it a lustrous appearance in wavy lines; to diversify with wavelike lines; as, to water silk. Cf. { Water}, n., 6. [ 1913 Webster] 4. To add water to ( anything), thereby extending the quantity or bulk while reducing the strength or quality; to extend; to dilute; to weaken. [ 1913 Webster] { To water stock}, to increase the capital stock of a company by issuing new stock, thus diminishing the value of the individual shares. Cf. { Water}, n., 7. [ Brokers' Cant] [ 1913 Webster]
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