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  • past participle of water.
  • past tense form of water.
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watered

[waw-terd, wot-erd] / ˈwɔ tərd, ˈwɒt ərd /




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Rain watered crops, and soaked in to recharge the groundwater that hydrated the city — something that can’t happen now, when something like 40% of the city is covered over, impermeable to rain.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

During the brief return, Jose Luis watered the plants and grabbed his electric razor.

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

Fisk’s flamboyance and Gould’s bribes made the Erie’s watered stock seem obviously crooked.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

It comes after their relationship with Netflix was watered down last year.

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026

They fed and watered her and spent some time petting the desperate little goat that kept the mare company, a goat that promptly tried to eat the eyelets off the bottom of Petey’s dress.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby




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