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to tone down
[phrase form: tone]
01
to reduce the intensity of something
02
to make a sound or noise less loud
Example
The teacher advised the student to tone down the humor in the presentation for a professional setting.
The speaker had to tone down the language to make the speech suitable for all audiences.
They decided to tone down the advertising campaign to make it more subtle.
The engineer toned down the machinery noise by adding soundproofing.
The sound engineer used special materials to tone down echoes in the hall.