Definition of Tone down

1. Verb. Deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping.

Exact synonyms: Damp, Dampen, Dull, Muffle, Mute
Generic synonyms: Soften
Derivative terms: Damper, Muffler, Muffler, Mute

2. Verb. Make less strong or intense; soften. "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements"
Exact synonyms: Moderate, Tame
Generic synonyms: Alter, Change, Modify
Derivative terms: Moderation

Definition of Tone down

1. Verb. (idiomatic) To relax; to make quieter or less obtrusive; to make milder. ¹

2. Verb. To make a television program, piece of writing, etc. less offensive and so more suitable for a family audience. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tone Down

tondini
tondino
tondinos
tondo
tondos
tone
tone-beginning
tone-deaf
tone arm
tone arms
tone colour
tone deafness
tone decay test
tone dialing
tone dialling
tone down (current term)
tone ending
tone language
tone mark
tone marks
tone number
tone numbers
tone of voice
tone poem
tone poems
tone sandhi
tone scale
tone system
tone up
tonearm

Literary usage of Tone down

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Position and Action in Singing: A Study of the True Conditions of Tone; a by Edmund John Myer (1897)
"Carry the tone down with the free, flexible movement as directed. Go with the tone, but do not relax or droop the position. The tendency with many is to let ..."

2. George Sand and Her Lovers by Francis Henry Gribble (1907)
"... Lui — Correspondence with Buloz — His advice to " tone down" that work — Lui et Elle—George Sand's rejoinder — She thinks of publishing Musset's letters ..."

3. Library of the World's Best Literature: Ancient and Modern by Charles Dudley Warner (1902)
"We need some ever-present, ever-welcome influence that shall insensibly tone down our self-asserting and aggressive manners, round off the sharp, ..."

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