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tone down
tone something ↔ down phrasal verb (see also tone)
1. to reduce the effect of something such as a speech or piece of writing, so that people will not be offended:
His advisers told him to tone down his speech.
2. to make a colour less bright:
Blue can be used to tone down very sunny rooms.
tone something ↔ down phrasal verb (see also tone)
1. to reduce the effect of something such as a speech or piece of writing, so that people will not be offended:
2. to make a colour less bright: