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English verb: calm down | |||
| 1. | calm down (emotion) become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation | ||
| Samples | After the fight both men need to cool off.. It took a while after the baby was born for things to settle down again.. | ||
| Synonyms | calm, chill out, cool it, cool off, settle down, simmer down | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change state, turn | ||
| 2. | calm down (emotion) make calm or still | ||
| Samples | Quiet the dragons of worry and fear. | ||
| Examples | The performance is likely to calm down Sue | ||
| Synonyms | calm, lull, quiet, quieten, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | comfort, console, solace, soothe | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | appease, assuage, assure, compose, conciliate, gentle, gruntle, lenify, lull, mollify, pacify, placate, reassure | ||
| Antonyms | charge up, commove, agitate, rouse, excite, turn on, charge | ||
| 3. | calm down (change) become quiet or less intensive | ||
| Samples | The fighting lulled for a moment. | ||
| Synonyms | lull | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hush, hush up, quieten, shut up, silence, still | ||
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