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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (2)

1. deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping;
[syn: muffle, mute, dull, damp, dampen, tone down]

2. make less strong or intense; soften;
- Example: "Tone down that aggressive letter"
- Example: "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements"
[syn: tone down, moderate, tame]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

tone down
    v 1: deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping [syn:
         muffle, mute, dull, damp, dampen, tone down]
    2: make less strong or intense; soften; "Tone down that
       aggressive letter"; "The author finally tamed some of his
       potentially offensive statements" [syn: tone down,
       moderate, tame]