downtone

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verb

To tone down; to make less emphatic or significant; to downplay.

Opposite
intensify
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Meanings

verbdowntone (third-person singular simple present downtones, present participle downtoning, simple past and past participle downtoned)

present singular third person downtones · participle present downtoning · participle past downtoned · past downtoned

  1. transitivehuman sciencesTo tone down; to make less emphatic or significant; to downplay.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
intensify

Origin

From down + tone.

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APA

downtone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downtone

MLA

“downtone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downtone. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “downtone,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downtone.

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