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Definitions

mellow out

VERB
catch one's breath
Synonyms
WEAK
breathe ease off recuperate relax rest sit down slow down stop for a breath take a break take ten wind down
VERB
kick back
Synonyms
STRONGEST
lie down recline sit back take it easy unwind
WEAK
breathe easy calm down catch one's breath chill out collect oneself compose oneself cool off feel at home hang loose loosen up make oneself at home put one's feet up rest settle back sit around take a break take a breather take a load off take ten wind down
VERB
relent
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acquiesce capitulate cave in come around comply ease off give in give up let go quit relax slacken soften subside
STRONG
drop ease ebb fall fold forbear melt moderate slow wane weaken yield
WEAK
be merciful change one's mind cool it cry uncle die away ease up on give quarter give some slack give way go along with go easy on have mercy have pity lay back let it happen lighten up say uncle show mercy
Antonyms
STRONGEST
grow increase worry
STRONG
advance ascend continue free rise
WEAK
build

Example Sentences

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Keef would eventually mellow out, and drill crossed continents and oceans.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2023

This makes hemp feed a potential tool to mellow out cattle during transportation, weaning, and other stressful situations, he says.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 14, 2022

Maybe victory will mellow out Gov. John Dutton.

From New York Times • Nov. 10, 2022

These munchkin pics probably won’t mellow out Twitter, but I find that, even with their small presence, they help rehumanize the site.

From Slate • Apr. 9, 2018

That is what makes this aging-of-the-population theory of crime reduction so appealingly tidy: since people mellow out as they get older, more older people must lead to less crime.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt