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TONE DOWN

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make less strong or intense; soften

Example:

The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements

Synonyms:

moderate; tame; tone down

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

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

Sense 2

Meaning:

Deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

Synonyms:

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

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

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

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

Sentence frames:

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

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