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cooled

v.
A2 Elementary US //ˈkuɫd// UK //kˈuːld// cooled

v. to become less warm or to make something lose heat. You can use it for food, the weather, or even someone's strong feelings.

v. to decrease in temperature or to cause a reduction in thermal energy. Often used figuratively to describe a reduction in intensity, passion, or economic activity.


SIMPLE

The soup cooled on the table while we talked.

CONTEXTUAL

After the heated argument, they both took a walk until their tempers had cooled.

COMPLEX

The rapid expansion of the universe caused the primordial plasma to reach a state where stable atoms could finally form as the system cooled.

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Origin

From cool + -ed.

Usage

Can be used transitively ('I cooled the tea') or intransitively ('The tea cooled').

Pitfall

The weather is more cooled todayThe weather is cooler todayLearners often use the past participle 'cooled' when they should use the comparative adjective 'cooler' to describe a state.

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