Tone down
verb ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
- 1 To relax; to make quieter or less obtrusive; to make milder. ambitransitive
"Ask them to tone down that orange and pink color scheme a bit."
- 2 make less strong or intense; soften wordnet
- 3 To moderate or relax; to diminish or weaken the striking characteristics of; to soften. ambitransitive, figuratively
"The best method for the purpose in hand was to employ some one of a character and position suited to get possession of their confidence, and then use it to tone down their religious strictness, and, if circumstances should favor, to disturb the ecclesiastical constitution which they had set up."
- 4 deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping wordnet
- 5 To make a television program, piece of writing, etc. less offensive and so more suitable for a family audience. ambitransitive
Example
More examples"Ask them to tone down that orange and pink color scheme a bit."
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