TO TONE DOWN

Definition: TO TONE DOWN

TO TONE DOWN

1. (a) To cause to give lower tone or sound; to give a lower tone to. (b) (Paint.) To modify, as color, by making it less brilliant or less crude; to modify, as a composition of color, by making it more harmonius. Its thousand hues toned down harmoniusly. --C. Kingsley. (c) Fig.: To moderate or relax; to diminish or weaken the striking characteristics of; to soften. The best method for the purpose in hand was to employ some one of a character and position suited to get possession of their confidence, and then use it to tone down their religious strictures. --Palfrey.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Modern Translation: TO TONE DOWN

Language		Translations for "TO TONE DOWN"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Hungarian		mérséklődik (to lessen, to moderate, to remit), mérsékel (moderate, modify, remit, to abate, to chastise, to check, to cool, to curb, to lessen, to mitigate, to remit, to slacken, to soften), letompul. (various references)

Pig Latin		otay onetay ownday
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Anagrams: TO TONE DOWN

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "d-e-n-n-o-o-o-t-t-w"
	-2 letters: woodnote.
	-4 letters: newton, tendon, tooted, wonned, wonted, wonton, wooden, wotted.
	-5 letters: donne, endow, nonet, noted, odeon, owned, tenon, tondo, toned, tonne, toted, towed, wooed.
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