noun
- The act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of.
- synonyms: appeasement
verb
- Make calm or still.
- usage: "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
- synonyms: calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still
- Make steady.
- usage: "steady yourself"
- Become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation.
- usage: "After the fight both men need to cool off."; "It took a while after the baby was born for things to settle down again."
- synonyms: calm, calm down, cool off, chill out, simmer down, settle down, cool it
- Cause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to.
- usage: "The patient must be sedated before the operation"
- synonyms: sedate, calm, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise
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