Definitions for tone down
tone down

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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

   deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

2. 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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tone downverb

   To relax; to make quieter or less obtrusive; to make milder.

2. 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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1. 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 TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tone down

   See attenuation.

Matched Categories

1. • Alter
   • Soften

How to pronounce tone down?

1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Neerja

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   Oliver

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How to say tone down in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of tone down in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of tone down in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of tone down in a Sentence

1. Anthony Fauci:

   No one is going to want to tone down things when you see what's going on in a place like New York City.

2. Anthony Fauci:

   Obviously, no one is going to want to tone down things when you see things going on like in New York City.

3. Ahn Chan-il:

   He wants to come across and brand himself as a leader who is modern and competent, rather than a descendant of his predecessors, and he wants to gradually tone down the idolization of the two late leaders as it goes against his agenda to brand the North as a normal state.

4. President Obama and Jeb Bush:

   I think we need to tone down the rhetoric, for sure, the use of that kind of language is just wrong.

5. Jo Lines:

   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.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=tone down
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Tone_Down
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
   https://www.tradoc.army.mil/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/AD1029823-DOD-Dictionary-of-Military-and-Associated-Terms-2017.pdf