tone down
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(verb) express less strongly |
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Synonyms: moderate |
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Related Words: paraphrase, rephrase, reword |
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| 2. |
(verb) quieten or silence (a sound) or make (an image) less visible |
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Synonyms: damp, dampen, deaden, muffle, mute |
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Related Words: hush, hush up, quieten, shut up, silence, still |
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| 3. |
(verb) deaden (a sound or noise), esp. by wrapping |
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Synonyms: damp, dampen, dull, muffle, mute |
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Related Words: soften |
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