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allay
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vb. to lessen fear, to calm; to relieve pain
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alleviate
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vb. to lessen pain or discomfort
(alieve medicine) |
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ameliorate
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vb. to make better ;to lessen pain, difficulty or tension
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appease
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vb. to make tranquil or quiet; to pacify and to give in to someone else demands
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assuage
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vb. to alleviate, lessen pain; pacify
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conciliate
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vb. to win a person over, through sexual consideration or persuasion methods
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mediate
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vb. to act as a go in setting conflicts or disputes between people or opposing sides
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mitigate
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vb. to lessen pain or damage; to make less severe
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mollify
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vb. to pacify, soothe or appease
(molly from harry potter) |
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pacify
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vb. to calm, make peaceful
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quell
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vb. to pacify, subdue; to quiet down
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