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raise the tone

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raise the tone

lower the tone - if something lowers the tone of a place, it makes it less suitable for people of a high social class, and if something lowers the tone of a conversation or a piece of writing, it makes it less polite or of a lower quality. A preface from a local clergyman had raised the moral tone of the book.

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For the five-franc note she should substitute a young lady, which would raise the tone of the tragedy, and at the same time furnish an excellent plot. A Room With A View by Forster, E. M. View in context More results

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