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to tone down
[phrase form: tone]
01
to reduce the intensity of something
Transitive: to tone down sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
action verb
regular
separable
particle
down
base verb
tone
present tense
tone down
3rd person singular
tones down
present participle
toning down
past simple
toned down
past participle
toned down
Examples
She decided to tone the colors down in the painting to create a more calming effect.
