Today’s “Word of the Day” is water down and it is a phrasal verb meaning “reduce, moderate, mitigate, tone down (something to be less forceful or less effective)”.
Example Sentence: On the eve of the Cop27 climate conference that has just finished in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, the UN secretary general, António Guterres, warned of the stark consequences of failure… By Saturday afternoon, the talks stood on the brink of collapse. “This is the worst Cop I’ve ever known,” said one longtime Cop attender. Countries were still far apart, not only on loss and damage but on the key issue of action to bring down greenhouse gas emissions. Oil-producing countries and some big emitters were trying to water down commitments on fossil fuels.
This word is present in The Guardian article A deal on loss and damage, but a blow to 1.5C – what will be Cop27’s legacy? and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Guardian
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