fra: apaiser

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means(verb) make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
tranquillize, calm, calm down, still, tranquillise, lull, quiet, quieten, tranquilize
means(verb) calm by deception; "Don't let yourself be lulled into a false state of security"
lull
means(verb) lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of; "The circumstances extenuate the crime"
palliate, extenuate, mitigate
means(verb) give moral or emotional strength to
soothe, console, comfort, solace
means(verb) cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer"
lenify, gentle, gruntle, conciliate, mollify, pacify, placate, appease, assuage
means(verb) overcome or allay; "quell my hunger"
stay, appease, quell
means(verb) become quiet or less intensive; "the fighting lulled for a moment"
calm down, lull
means(verb) fill or meet a want or need
fulfill, satisfy, meet, fulfil, fill
means(verb) provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will relieve your headaches"
assuage, palliate, alleviate, relieve
means(verb) provide a cure for, make healthy again; "The treatment cured the boy's acne"; "The quack pretended to heal patients but never managed to"
cure, heal, bring around
means(verb) lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate; "ease the pain in your legs"
ease, comfort
means(verb) cause to feel better; "the medicine soothes the pain of the inflammation"
soothe
means(verb) cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!"
hush up, silence, still, quieten, hush, shut up
means(verb) become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation; "After the fight both men need to cool off."; "It took a while after the baby was born for things to settle down again."
chill out, cool off, settle down, calm down, cool it, simmer down, calm
means(verb) become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered"
quiet, hush, quieten, quiesce, pipe down, quiet down
means(verb) make less severe or harsh; "mitigating circumstances"
mitigate
means(verb) make peace with
propitiate, appease
means(verb) switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
dip, dim
means(verb) cause to become sober; "A sobering thought"
sober
means(verb) make happy or satisfied
gratify, satisfy

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