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tone down vb (adverb) to moderate or become moderated in tone to tone down an argument to tone down a bright colour See: attenuation. ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Translations ? tone down vt sep (lit, fig) → abmildern; colour also → abschwächen; criticism also, language, demands → mäßigen How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Prince Andrew, who had evidently wished to tone down the awkwardness of Pierre's remarks, rose and made a sign to his wife that it was time to go. And I think, Grahame, that lately she has been trying constantly, persistently, to tone down my opinions. I suppose one can tone down to it, but I feel a bit out of the picture at present. |
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