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TONE DOWN

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Dictionary entry overview: What does tone down mean?

• TONE DOWN (verb)
The verb TONE DOWN has 2 senses:

1. deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
2. make less strong or intense; soften

Familiarity information: TONE DOWN used as a verb is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• TONE DOWN (verb)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Synonyms:

damp; mute; tone down; muffle; dampen; dull

Hypernyms (to "tone down" is one way to...):

soften (make (images or sounds) soft or softer)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Sense 2

tone down ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Make less strong or intense; soften

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

tame; tone down; moderate

Context examples:

Tone down that aggressive letter / The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements

Hypernyms (to "tone down" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

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