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Tone Down

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Verb

1. damp, dampen, dull, muffle, mute, tone down

deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

2. moderate, tame, tone down

make less strong or intense; soften

Example Sentences:
'Tone down that aggressive letter'
'The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Tone Down

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verb
(adverb)
to moderate or become moderated in tone
to tone down an argument
to tone down a bright colour

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Tone Down

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1. 
to give a lower or less intense tone to
2. 
to become softened
3. 
to make (something written or said) less harsh or more moderate

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Tone Down

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n.
1. Music
a. A sound of distinct pitch, quality, and duration; a note.
b. The interval of a major second in the diatonic scale; a whole step.
c. A recitational melody in a Gregorian chant.
2.
a. The quality or character of sound.
b. The characteristic quality or timbre of a particular instrument or voice.
3.
a. The pitch of a word used to determine its meaning or to distinguish differences in meaning.
b. The particular or relative pitch of a word, phrase, or sentence.
4. Manner of expression in speech or writing: took an angry tone with the reporters.
5. A general quality, effect, or atmosphere: a room with an elegant tone.
6.
a. A color or shade of color: light tones of blue.
b. Quality of color: The green wallpaper had a particularly somber tone.
7. The general effect in painting of light, color, and shade.
8. Physiology
a. The normal state of elastic tension or partial contraction in resting muscles.
b. Normal firmness of a tissue or an organ.
v. toned, ton·ing, tones
v.tr.
1. To give a particular tone or inflection to.
2. To soften or change the color of (a painting or photographic negative, for example).
3. To sound monotonously; intone.
4. To make firmer or stronger. Often used with up: exercises that tone up the body.
v.intr.
1. To assume a particular color quality.
2. To harmonize in color.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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