| VERB | perception | tone down, muffle, mute, dull, damp, dampen | deaden (a sound or noise) , especially by wrapping |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | tone down, moderate, tame | make less strong or intense |
| Meaning | deaden (a sound or noise) , especially by wrapping. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | muffle, mute, dull, damp, dampen | |
| Broader | soften | make (images or sounds) soft or softer |
| Spanish | amortiguar, arromar, despuntar | |
| Catalan | deslluir-se, deslluir, despuntar, esmussar, espuntar, romejar, trencar-se | |
| Meaning | make less strong or intense; soften. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "Tone down that aggressive letter" | |
| Synonyms | moderate, tame | |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Spanish | mitigar, moderar | |
| Catalan | moderar | |
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