deu: besänftigen

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Meaning
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) 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) lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of; "The circumstances extenuate the crime" palliate, extenuate, mitigate
means	(verb) become quiet or less intensive; "the fighting lulled for a moment" calm down, lull
means	(verb) become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered" quiet, hush, quieten, quiesce, pipe down, quiet down
means	(verb) cause to feel better; "the medicine soothes the pain of the inflammation" soothe
means	(verb) give moral or emotional strength to soothe, console, comfort, solace
means	(verb) become soft or softer; "The bread will soften if you pour some liquid on it" soften
means	(verb) become less in amount or intensity; "The storm abated"; "The rain let up after a few hours" slack off, slack, let up, abate, die away
means	(verb) provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will relieve your headaches" assuage, palliate, alleviate, relieve
means	(verb) make happy or satisfied gratify, satisfy
means	(verb) make sweeter, more pleasant, or more agreeable; "sweeten a deal" sweeten
means	(verb) lessen the strength of; "The fever weakened his body" weaken