Control and Tone down

Control

Control verb - To keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression).

Tone down and control are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tone down" instead a verb "Control".

Tone down

Tone down verb - Make less strong or intense; soften.
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Synonyms for Tone down

Control and tone down are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Control" instead a verb "Tone down".

Both terms in one sentence

  • Manga / My Monster Secret Censor Steam: Played with, as Shiho and her mother can control steam at will, not to tone down the fanservice but to accentuate it.Shiho: Fufu.
  • Even more, after Operation Overdrive, Disney tried to take control of the Super Sentai portion of the series to tone down the violence.
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