| Verb | 1. | cool down - make cool or cooler; "Chill the food"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" quench - cool by plunging into cold water; "quench metal" ice - put ice on or put on ice; "Ice your sprained limbs" refrigerate - cool or chill in or as if in a refrigerator; "refrigerate this medicine" | |
| 2. | cool down - lose intensity; "His enthusiasm cooled considerably"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" | |
| 3. | cool down - loose heat; "The air cooled considerably after the thunderstorm"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" | |