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11tone down — make less harsh or strong, moderate The union leader was forced to tone down his language after the strike began to grow violent …
12tone down — the pastels in the upholstery will help to tone down the color scheme Syn: soften, lighten, mute, subdue, mellow; moderate, modify, modulate, mitigate, temper, dampen …
13tone down — tono susilpninimas statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Kalbant apie maskuotę ar slėpimą – būdas, kuriuo objekto paviršius daromas mažiau matomas sumažinant jo kontrastą su aplinka ir (ar) fonu. atitikmenys: angl. attenuation; tone down pranc.… …
14tone down something — tone down (something) to make something less forceful or offensive. The foul language in the original play has been toned down for television. Your presentation has to be convincing, so don t tone it down …
15tone down — Synonyms and related words: abate, achromatize, allay, alleviate, assuage, atone, attemper, attune, baffle, bank the fire, blanch, bleach, blunt, chasten, chord, constrain, control, cushion, damp, dampen, de emphasize, deaden, deafen, decolor,… …
16tone down — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To dim] Syn. darken, deepen, cloud; see shade 2 . 2. [To soften] Syn. subdue, moderate, temper; see soften 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. quiet down, moderate, temper, soften, mute, dampen. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) I …
17tone down — make softer or nicer; not so harsh What do you think of the letter? I d tone it down. It s too harsh …
18tone down — 1. Give a lower tone to. 2. Moderate, relax, diminish, weaken, soften. 3. (Painting.) Soften, bring colors into harmonious relations …
19To tone down — Tone Tone, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Toned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Toning}.] 1. To utter with an affected tone. [1913 Webster] 2. To give tone, or a particular tone, to; to tune. See {Tune}, v. t. [1913 Webster] 3. (Photog.) To bring, as a print, to a… …
20tone down — See attenuation …
