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calm down

/ calm down /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
become quiet or less intensive
"the fighting lulled for a moment"
Type of:
hush quieten silence
Derived:
letup lull
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 2
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."
Type of:
change state turn
Derived:
composure calm calmness equanimity
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 3
make calm or still
"quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
Opposites:
agitate rouse turn on charge commove
Type of:
comfort soothe console
Kinds of:
lull compose pacify lenify conciliate
Derived:
hush stillness still letup lull
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Semantic Complexity
45%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
29
Times Searched
22
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hush quieten silence change state turn comfort soothe console lull compose pacify lenify