tone down

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tone down verb

To relax; to make quieter or less obtrusive; to make milder.“Ask them to tone down that orange and pink color scheme a bit.”
To moderate or relax; to diminish or weaken the striking characteristics of; to soften.
To make a television program, piece of writing, etc. less offensive and so more suitable for a family audience.

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muffle deaden moderate dull mute dampen damp quiet down dial down quieten down key down mellow soften damp down downtone simmer down

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