To act upon; to produce an effect or change upon.
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Alt. of Tranquillize
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To act upon; to produce an effect or change upon.
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To make strong; to invigorate; to fortify; to corroborate.
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To cheer in distress or depression; to alleviate the grief and raise the spirits of; to relieve; to comfort; to soothe.
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Comfort in grief; alleviation of grief or anxiety; also, that which relieves in distress; that which cheers or consoles; relief.
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To assent to as true.
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To make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to still; to pacify; to dispel (anger or hatred); as, to appease the tumult of the ocean, or o…
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To soften, in a figurative sense; to allay, mitigate, ease, or lessen, as heat, pain, or grief; to appease or pacify, as passion or tumult; to satisf…
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To form by putting together two or more things or parts; to put together; to make up; to fashion.
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To win ower; to gain from a state of hostility; to gain the good will or favor of; to make friendly; to mollify; to propitiate; to appease.
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Well-born; of a good family or respectable birth, though not noble.
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To grunt; to grunt repeatedly.
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To induce hypnotism in; to place in a state of hypnotism.
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To assuage; to soften; to mitigate; to alleviate.
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To cause to rest by soothing influences; to compose; to calm; to soothe; to quiet.
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To bring into a state of mesmeric sleep.
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To soften; to make tender; to reduce the hardness, harshness, or asperity of; to qualify; as, to mollify the ground.
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To make to be at peace; to appease; to calm; to still; to quiet; to allay the agitation, excitement, or resentment of; to tranquillize; as, to pacify…
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Same as Placard, 4 & 5.
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In a state of rest or calm; without stir, motion, or agitation; still; as, a quiet sea; quiet air.
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In a state of rest or calm; without stir, motion, or agitation; still; as, a quiet sea; quiet air.
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Freedom from motion, agitation, or disturbance; a cessation or absence of that which causes motion or disturbance, as of winds or waves; tranquility;…
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To cause to rest by soothing influences; to compose; to calm; to soothe; to quiet.
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In a state of rest or calm; without stir, motion, or agitation; still; as, a quiet sea; quiet air.
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Undisturbed by passion or caprice; calm; tranquil; serene; not passionate or giddy; composed; staid; as, a sedate soul, mind, or temper.
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Motionless; at rest; quiet; as, to stand still; to lie or sit still.
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To render tranquil; to allay when agitated; to compose; to make calm and peaceful; as, to tranquilize a state disturbed by factions or civil commotio…
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