What does tone down mean?
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tone down
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Princeton's WordNet
muffle, mute, dull, damp, dampen, tone downverb
deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
tone down, moderate, tameverb
make less strong or intense; soften
"Tone down that aggressive letter"; "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements"
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tone downverb
To relax; to make quieter or less obtrusive; to make milder.
tone downverb
To make a television program, piece of writing, etc. less offensive and so more suitable for a family audience.
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tone down
To tone down means to make something less intense, loud, extreme, or flamboyant. It involves reducing the degree, strength, or sharpness of something, potentially to make it more acceptable, pleasant, or suitable for a particular situation or audience. This can be applied to various aspects such as shades of color, levels of light or sound, emotions, statements, behaviors, and more.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
tone down
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of tone down in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of tone down in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of tone down in a Sentence
I think both sides should tone down their rhetoric and engage in civil discussion.
No one is going to want to tone down things when you see what's going on in a place like New York City.
Obviously, no one is going to want to tone down things when you see things going on like in New York City.
We can't keep replacing insecticides every (few) years forever, in the long run we need an exit from this arms race. Either that, or we need to tone down the (insecticide) coverage.
This hurts our efforts. I think people need to tone down the rhetoric.
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