| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | pacify |
| Synonyms: | allay, appease, assuage, calm, conciliate, curb, dulcorate, gentle, honey, mollify, placate, propitiate, quell, quiet, reconcile, soften, soothe, sugar, sweeten |
| Main Entry: | pacify |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make peaceful; appease |
| Synonyms: | allay, ameliorate, assuage, bury the hatchet, butter up, calm, chasten, compose, con, conciliate, cool, dulcify, fix up, grease, kiss and make up, lay back, lull, make peace, mitigate, moderate, mollify, pacificate, placate, propitiate, put the lid on, qualify, quell, quiet, relieve, repress, silence, smooth over, soft-pedal, soften, soothe, square, still, stroke, subdue, sweeten, take the edge off, tame, temper, tranquilize |
| Antonyms: | agitate, incite, irritate, upset |
| Main Entry: | soothe |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | calm, ease |
| Synonyms: | allay, alleviate, appease, assuage, balm, becalm, butter up, calm down, cheer, compose, console, cool, cool off, dulcify, help, hush, lighten, lull, make nice, make up, mitigate, mollify, pacify, patch things up, play up to, pour oil on, quiet, quieten, relieve, settle, smooth down, soften, square, still, stroke, subdue, take the edge off, take the sting out, tranquilize, unburden, untrouble |
| Antonyms: | agitate, distress, upset, worry |