Tone (Verb)

Meaning ¹

Change the color or tone of; "tone a negative".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Hypernyms

• Color
• Discolour
• Colour

Related Words

• Tone (noun)
• Toner (noun)

Meaning ²

Give a healthy elasticity to; "Let's tone our muscles".

Classification

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.

Synonyms

• Strengthen
• Tone Up

Hypernyms

• Work Out

Related Words

• Tone (noun)

Meaning ³

Vary the pitch of one's speech.

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Synonyms

• Modulate
• Inflect

Hypernyms

• Speak
• Verbalise
• Verbalize
• Mouth
• Utter

Related Words

• Tone (noun)

Meaning ⁴

Change to a color image; "tone a photographic image".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Hypernyms

• Colorise
• Colour In
• Colourise
• Colourize
• Colour
• Colorize
• Color In

Related Words

• Tone (noun)
• Toner (noun)

Meaning ⁵

Utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically; "The students chanted the same slogan over and over again".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Synonyms

• Intone
• Chant

Hypernyms

• Speak
• Verbalise
• Verbalize
• Mouth
• Utter