Third-person singular simple present indicative form of balsam

(intransitive, literally) To lose heat, to get colder. / (transitive, literally) To make cooler, less warm. / (intransitive, figuratively) To become less intense, e.g. less amicable or passionate.

A proponent of meliorism

A perennial North American herb (Spigelia marilandica), sometimes cultivated for its showy red blossoms. / An annual South American and West Indian plant (Spigelia anthelmia).