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Definition of Tone down
1. Verb. Deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping.
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"
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
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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