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v. (emotion) | 1. appease, assuage, conciliate, gentle, gruntle, lenify, mollify, pacify, placate | cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of.; "She managed to mollify the angry customer" |
| ~ calm, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize, calm down, quiet, quieten, lull | make calm or still.; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear" |
v. (consumption) | 2. allay, assuage, quench, slake | satisfy (thirst).; "The cold water quenched his thirst" |
| ~ ingest, consume, have, take in, take | serve oneself to, or consume regularly.; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee" |
| ~ fulfil, fulfill, satisfy, meet, fill | fill or meet a want or need. |
v. (body) | 3. alleviate, assuage, palliate, relieve | provide physical relief, as from pain.; "This pill will relieve your headaches" |
| ~ soothe | cause to feel better.; "the medicine soothes the pain of the inflammation" |
| ~ comfort, ease | lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate.; "ease the pain in your legs" |
| ~ ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better | to make better.; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes" |
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