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02319 Cool, v. t. [imp. & p.p. Cooled (?); p.pr. & vb.n. Cooling.] 1. To make cool or cold; to reduce the temperature of; as, ice cools water.Send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue.
Luke xvi. 24.2. To moderate the heat or excitement of; to allay, as passion of any kind; to calm; to moderate.We have reason to cool our raging motions, our carnal stings, our unbitted lusts.
Shak.To cool the heels, to dance attendance; to wait, as for admission to a patron's house. mark [Colloq.]Dryden.
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