| calm down | | |
| v. (emotion) | 1. calm, calm down, chill out, cool it, cool off, settle down, simmer down | 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." |
| ~ change state, turn | undergo a transformation or a change of position or action.; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" |
| v. (emotion) | 2. calm, calm down, lull, quiet, quieten, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize | make calm or still.; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear" |
| ~ lull | calm by deception.; "Don't let yourself be lulled into a false state of security" |
| ~ compose | calm (someone, especially oneself); make quiet.; "She had to compose herself before she could reply to this terrible insult" |
| ~ appease, assuage, conciliate, gentle, gruntle, lenify, mollify, pacify, placate | cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of.; "She managed to mollify the angry customer" |
| ~ reassure, assure | cause to feel sure; give reassurance to.; "The airline tried to reassure the customers that the planes were safe" |
| ~ comfort, console, solace, soothe | give moral or emotional strength to. |
| v. (change) | 3. calm down, lull | become quiet or less intensive.; "the fighting lulled for a moment" |
| ~ silence, hush, hush up, still, quieten, shut up | cause to be quiet or not talk.; "Please silence the children in the church!" |
| relax | | |
| v. (body) | 1. decompress, loosen up, relax, slow down, unbend, unwind | become less tense, rest, or take one's ease.; "He relaxed in the hot tub"; "Let's all relax after a hard day's work" |
| ~ vege out, vegetate | engage in passive relaxation.; "After a hard day's work, I vegetate in front of the television" |
| ~ sit back, take it easy | settle into a comfortable sitting position. |
| ~ change state, turn | undergo a transformation or a change of position or action.; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" |
| v. (change) | 2. relax, unbend | make less taut.; "relax the tension on the rope" |
| ~ loosen, loose | make loose or looser.; "loosen the tension on a rope" |
| ~ unbrace | remove from tension. |
| v. (change) | 3. loose, loosen, relax | become loose or looser or less tight.; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed" |
| ~ weaken | become weaker.; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days" |
| v. (body) | 4. loosen up, make relaxed, relax, unlax, unstrain, unwind | cause to feel relaxed.; "A hot bath always relaxes me" |
| ~ affect | act physically on; have an effect upon.; "the medicine affects my heart rate" |
| ~ unbend | release from mental strain, tension, or formality.; "unbend the mind from absorbing too much information" |
| ~ relax, decompress, unwind, loosen up, slow down, unbend | become less tense, rest, or take one's ease.; "He relaxed in the hot tub"; "Let's all relax after a hard day's work" |
| v. (social) | 5. loosen up, relax | become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner.; "our new colleague relaxed when he saw that we were a friendly group" |
| ~ behave, act, do | behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself.; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people" |
| v. (social) | 6. loosen, relax | make less severe or strict.; "The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| ~ loosen, relax | become less severe or strict.; "The rules relaxed after the new director arrived" |
| v. (social) | 7. loosen, relax | become less severe or strict.; "The rules relaxed after the new director arrived" |
| ~ change | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
| ~ loosen, relax | make less severe or strict.; "The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught" |
| v. (change) | 8. relax, slack, slack up, slacken | make less active or fast.; "He slackened his pace as he got tired"; "Don't relax your efforts now" |
| ~ minify, decrease, lessen | make smaller.; "He decreased his staff" |
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