| VERB | emotion | cool off, calm, calm down, chill out, simmer down, settle down, cool it | become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation |
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| change | cool off, cool, cool down | lose intensity | |
| emotion | cool off | feel less enamoured of something or somebody |
| Meaning | Become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "After the fight both men need to cool off." | |
| Synonyms | calm, calm down, chill out, simmer down, settle down, cool it | |
| Broader | change state, turn | Undergo a transformation or a change of position or action |
| Spanish | calmarse | |
| Catalan | calmar-se, calmar | |
| Meaning | Lose intensity. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Synonyms | cool, cool down | |
| Broader | change | Undergo a change |
| Meaning | Feel less enamoured of something or somebody. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Broader | feel, experience | Undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind |
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