downtone
Verb
Meaning
downtone (third-person singular simple present downtones, present participle downtoning, simple past and past participle downtoned)
(linguistics, transitive) To tone down; to make less emphatic or significant; to downplay.
Verb
downtone (third-person singular simple present downtones, present participle downtoning, simple past and past participle downtoned)
(linguistics, transitive) To tone down; to make less emphatic or significant; to downplay.