| VERB | change | cool down, cool, chill | make cool or cooler |
|---|---|---|---|
| change | cool down, cool, cool off | lose intensity | |
| change | cool down, cool, chill | loose heat |
| Meaning | make cool or cooler. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Model | They cool down the water | |
| Synonyms | cool, chill | |
| Cause to | cool, chill, cool down | Loose heat |
| Narrower | ice | put ice on or put on ice |
| quench | Cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid | |
| refrigerate | Cool or chill in or as if in a refrigerator | |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Opposite | heat, heat up | make hot or hotter |
| Spanish | congelarse, congelar, enfriarse, enfriar, refrescar, refrigerar | |
| Catalan | congelar-se, congelar, refredar-se, refredar | |
| Meaning | Lose intensity. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Synonyms | cool, cool off | |
| Broader | change | Undergo a change |
| Meaning | Loose heat. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Model | The water cool downs | |
| Synonyms | cool, chill | |
| Caused by | cool, chill, cool down | make cool or cooler |
| Broader | change state, turn | Undergo a transformation or a change of position or action |
| Opposite | heat, hot up, heat up | gain heat or get hot |
| Spanish | enfriarse, enfriar, refrescar | |
| Catalan | refredar, refrescar | |
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