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Definition(s):

  1. (v) deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
  2. (v) make less strong or intense; soften

Synonym(s)

tame, damp, dampen, dull, muffle, mute

Usage(s):

  1. As for formalwear, the economy sank so fast that designers were not able to tone down their styles quick enough to keep pace with the more somber mood of the country.
  2. The press, which had been asked by the regime to tone down its anti-Soviet polemics, ran reassuring editorials.
  3. Within days of the story breaking, the state media was commanded by the Propaganda Department to tone down its coverage of the tainted-milk-powder scandal.
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