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Tonbridge
tondo
tone
tone arm
tone cluster
tone color
tone control
tone-deaf
tone down
tone language
tone poem
tone row
tone up
toneless
toneme
toner
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tone down
tone down


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. make something less extreme: to make something less extreme, usually in order to make it less offensive or controversial
2. make something less loud: to make something less loud, bright, or intense
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