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What does calm down mean?

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Verb

calm down - make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
  calm, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still
  charge up, commove, rouse, agitate, turn on, excite, charge change the arrangement or position of
  console, solace, comfort, soothe lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate; "ease the pain in your legs"
  lull become quiet or less intensive; "the fighting lulled for a moment"
  compose put together out of existing material; "compile a list"
  gruntle, lenify, placate, pacify, appease, assuage, conciliate, gentle, mollify fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location); "The U.N. troops are working to pacify Bosnia"
  reassure, assure give or restore confidence in; cause to feel sure or certain; "I reassured him that we were safe"
calm down - become quiet or less intensive; "the fighting lulled for a moment"
  lull
  hush up, silence, quieten, shut up, still, hush keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure; "All dissenters were silenced when the dictator assumed power"
calm 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."
  calm, cool off, chill out, simmer down, settle down, cool it
  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"
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  • calm down
    To become less tense, formal, or restrained, and assume a friendlier attitude.

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