tone down

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === tone down (third-person singular simple present tones down, present participle toning down, simple past and past participle toned down) (ambitransitive) To relax; to make quieter or less obtrusive; to make milder. Antonym: tone up (ambitransitive, figurative) To moderate or relax; to diminish or weaken the striking characteristics of; to soften. (literature, television, media, ambitransitive) To make a television program, piece of writing, etc. less offensive and so more suitable for a family audience. ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== water down === Anagrams === downtone, note down