Emily Dickinson Lexicon

COOL, v.t. [Sax. colian, acolian; D. koelen; G. kühlen; Dan. kiöler.]

1. To allay heat; to make cool or cold; to reduce the temperature of a substance; as, ice cools water. Send Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue. – Luke xvi.
2. To moderate excitement of temper; to allay, as passion of any kind; to calm, as anger; to abate, as love; to moderate, as desire, zeal or ardor; to render indifferent.