set the tone

: to cause to sit : place in or on a seat

: to put (a fowl) on eggs to hatch them

: to put (eggs) for hatching under a fowl or into an incubator

: the act or action of setting

: the condition of being set

: a number of things of the same kind that belong or are used together

: intent, determined

: intentional, premeditated

: fixed by authority or appointment : prescribed, specified

: vocal or musical sound of a specific quality

: a sound of definite pitch and vibration

: whole step

: to impart tone to : strengthen

: to soften or reduce in intensity, color, appearance, or sound : mellow

: to change the normal silver image of (something, such as a photographic print) into a colored image