calm down

1. Become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation (synset 201767681)
   "After the fight both men need to cool off."; "It took a while after the baby was born for things to settle down again."
   is a type of: change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
   same as: calm, chill out, cool it, cool off, settle down, simmer down
2. Make calm or still (synset 201768652)
   "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
   is a type of: comfort, console, solace, soothe - give moral or emotional strength to
   subtypes:

   • lull - calm by deception
   • compose - calm (someone, especially oneself); make quiet
   • appease, assuage, conciliate, gentle, gruntle, lenify, mollify, pacify, placate - cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
   • assure, reassure - cause to feel sure; give reassurance to
   same as: calm, lull, quiet, quieten, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize
3. Become quiet or less intensive (synset 200559138)
   "the fighting lulled for a moment"
   is a type of: hush, hush up, quieten, shut up, silence, still - cause to be quiet or not talk
   same as: lull

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