冷ひやす

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冷やす · godan verb (-su)

Meanings

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

Transitive verb for lowering the temperature of something, such as food, drinks, or a body part.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

cool down; calm down; regain composure

Metaphorical use with 頭 (head) or 気持ち (feelings) to mean calming excitement or anger. Often used in the phrase 頭を冷やす.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

Rare, mostly in the expression 肝を冷やす (to be scared stiff, literally 'cool one's liver'). Not used freely for general fear.

〈物もの〉を冷れい蔵ぞう庫こで冷ひやすto chill something in the refrigerator
冷れい蔵ぞう庫こでスイカを冷ひやしておいた。
I put the watermelon in the fridge to chill.
氷こおりで〈物もの〉を冷ひやすto cool something with ice
氷こおりでビールを冷ひやしてから飲のんだ。
I chilled the beer with ice before drinking it.
体からだを冷ひやすto let one's body get chilled (often used as a health caution)
冷れい房ぼうで体からだを冷ひやしすぎないように気きをつけている。
I'm careful not to let my body get too cold from the air conditioning.

冷さますN2sense 1
冷やす means to make something cold, often using ice or refrigeration, while 冷ます means to let something hot cool down to room temperature or a comfortable warmth.
冷ひやかすN1
冷やす is the everyday word for cooling or refrigerating something, while 冷やかす is a rarer, more specific verb for cooling, often with water or air.

温あたためるN3sense 1
温める means to warm or heat something up, the direct opposite of making something cold with 冷やす.
あぶるN2
冷やす means to cool something down, the opposite of 炙る's sense of warming something over a fire.
沸わかすN4
冷やす means to cool a liquid down, the opposite action of 沸かす, which means to heat it up.
焼やくN4
冷やす means to cool or chill something, the opposite of 焼く when it means to heat something up.

Causative/transitive form of 冷える (to become cold), from classical verb 冷ゆ (ひゆ).