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patch things up
VERB
appease
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VERB
mollify
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VERB
quiet
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STRONGEST
allay
appease
assuage
hush
mollify
muffle
muzzle
pacify
please
relax
satisfy
soften
soothe
squelch
subdue
STRONG
ameliorate
becalm
choke
compose
console
gag
gratify
ice
inactivate
lull
moderate
palliate
quieten
reconcile
settle
shush
silence
slack
smooth
soft pedal
square
squash
still
stroke
tranquilize
WEAK
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VERB
reconcile
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VERB
soothe
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Example Sentences
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Her latchstrings are always out, and forests, fields, mountains, oceans, deserts even, have a silent, genial welcome for all who enter their open doors with reverence, sympathy and yearning.
From The Redemption of David Corson by Goss, Charles Frederic