Antonyms for tone down

Grammar : Verb

Spell : tohn

Phonetic Transcription : toʊn

Definition of tone down

Origin : mid-14c., from Old French ton (13c.), from Latin tonus "a sound, tone, accent," literally "stretching" (in Medieval Latin, a term peculiar to music), from Greek tonos "vocal pitch, raising of voice, accent, key in music," originally "a stretching, taut string," related to teinein "to stretch" (see tenet). Sense of "manner of speaking" is from c.1600. First reference to firmness of body is from 1660s.

verb moderate

Example sentences :

She must do something to tone down the beating of her heart.
Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden

I thought you ought to tone down a little, so I tried to put you wise.
Extract from : « Strictly Business » by O. Henry

"And you might tone down the family notes for him," suggested Fairy.
Extract from : « Prudence Says So » by Ethel Hueston

I proposed to Mashko, too, to tone down that note, but he would not.
Extract from : « Children of the Soil » by Henryk Sienkiewicz

She vainly tried to tone down her flushed cheeks with powder.
Extract from : « The White Shield » by Myrtle Reed

I shall not attempt to tone down the crudeness of Hungerford's language.
Extract from : « Mrs. Falchion, Complete » by Gilbert Parker

He just sat there and grinned, making no attempt to tone down the set.
Extract from : « Cue for Quiet » by Thomas L. Sherred

Many men are fops in their youth who tone down wonderfully when they get old.
Extract from : « Under the Mendips » by Emma Marshall

As it was, we had to tone down some of the naughtiest passages and songs.
Extract from : « Murder at Bridge » by Anne Austin

I only regret that I have had to tone down so much of dialect in her versions.
Extract from : « More English Fairy Tales » by Various

Synonyms for tone down

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