To ~ something such as a strong emotion, an argument, or a crisis means to make it calmer or less intense.
His hand moved to his mouth as he tried to ~ the panic...
PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron)
To ~ something such as a strong emotion, an argument, or a crisis means to make it calmer or less intense.
His hand moved to his mouth as he tried to ~ the panic...
PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron)
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012