Translation
to calm, to soothe
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Word origin
From calma ('calm'), traced to Greek kauma ('burning heat'), via a shift of sense towards the stillness after a storm.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- kauma
- English cognates
- calm
Grammar
Examples
agitato.
The doctor calmed the agitated patient.
.
This music always calms me down.
nervi '.
Try to calm your nerves before the exam.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 8, lesson 7: Words 752-761.