downtone

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downtone

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From down + tone.

verb downtones · downtoning · downtoned

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

Opposite: intensify

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verb

Opposite: intensify

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"downtone." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/downtone. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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downtone. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/downtone

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"downtone." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/downtone.

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@misc{downtone_2026,
  title = {downtone},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/downtone},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}