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Synonyms for cool off


Grammar : Verb
Spell : kool
Phonetic Transcription : kul

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Définition of cool off

Origin :
  • Old English col "not warm" (but usually not as severe as cold), also, of persons, "unperturbed, undemonstrative," from Proto-Germanic *koluz (cf. Middle Dutch coel, Dutch koel, Old High German kuoli, German kühl "cool," Old Norse kala "be cold"), from PIE root *gel- "cold, to freeze" (see cold (adj.)).
  • Applied since 1728 to large sums of money to give emphasis to amount. Meaning "calmly audacious" is from 1825. Slang use for "fashionable" is 1933, originally Black English; modern use as a general term of approval is from late 1940s, probably from bop talk and originally in reference to a style of jazz; said to have been popularized in jazz circles by tenor saxophonist Lester Young. Related: Coolly.
  • As in kick back : verb relax
  • As in lull : verb calm, ease off
  • As in relax : verb be or feel at ease
  • As in salve : verb soothe
  • As in soothe : verb calm, ease
  • As in calm down : verb compose oneself
  • As in chill out : verb calm down
  • As in constrain : verb force; restrain
  • As in curb : verb repress, restrict
  • As in decease : verb pass away; expire

Antonyms for cool off

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