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| v. (emotion) | 1. calm, calm down, chill out, cool it, cool off, settle down, simmer down | become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation.; "After the fight both men need to cool off."; "It took a while after the baby was born for things to settle down again." |
| ~ change state, turn | undergo a transformation or a change of position or action.; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" |
| v. (emotion) | 2. calm, calm down, lull, quiet, quieten, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize | make calm or still.; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear" |
| ~ lull | calm by deception.; "Don't let yourself be lulled into a false state of security" |
| ~ compose | calm (someone, especially oneself); make quiet.; "She had to compose herself before she could reply to this terrible insult" |
| ~ appease, assuage, conciliate, gentle, gruntle, lenify, mollify, pacify, placate | cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of.; "She managed to mollify the angry customer" |
| ~ reassure, assure | cause to feel sure; give reassurance to.; "The airline tried to reassure the customers that the planes were safe" |
| ~ comfort, console, solace, soothe | give moral or emotional strength to. |
| v. (change) | 3. calm down, lull | become quiet or less intensive.; "the fighting lulled for a moment" |
| ~ silence, hush, hush up, still, quieten, shut up | cause to be quiet or not talk.; "Please silence the children in the church!" |
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