v
(obsolete) To soothe, to calm; to assuage, to subdue.
v
Alternative form of accoy [(obsolete) To soothe, to calm; to assuage, to subdue.]
v
(obsolete, transitive) To quiet.
v
(transitive) To cause to suffer; to trouble, afflict. (Now chiefly in interrogative or indefinite constructions.)
v
Obsolete spelling of allay [(transitive) To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm.]
v
(philosophy, psychology, transitive) To subconsciously feel (something) to be true, even if one does not believe it; to hold an alief.
n
Alleviation; abatement; check.
n
Something that allays; mitigation
n
the act of alleviating; relief or mitigation.
adj
That alleviates pain; palliative
n
Abatement; deduction; the taking into account of mitigating circumstances
v
(obsolete) To appease, pacify or calm
n
(rare) Softening; mollification; appeasing; mitigation.
n
(figuratively) a source of relaxation or comfort
adj
(dated) In a manner so as to appease.
v
To make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to dispel (anger or hatred).
v
(transitive, intransitive, rare or obsolete) To moderate; mitigate; appease; satisfy.
n
Someone who or something which assuages.
n
The act of one who assuages.
v
Obsolete spelling of assuage [(transitive) To lessen the intensity of, to mitigate or relieve (hunger, emotion, pain etc.).]
n
Synonym of extenuating circumstance
adj
Tending to attenuate or lessen the force of something.
adj
Reluctant or unable to advance or act.
adj
(UK, typically in the negative) shy; reluctant to share one's views
v
(transitive, figuratively) To soothe; to mitigate.
adj
Having the health-giving properties of balsam; soothing, restorative.
v
(transitive, obsolete) To make calm or still; make quiet; calm.
adj
(archaic) Not having enough of, lacking (in something).
v
(transitive) To make quiet or still; silence; becalm; bestill.
v
(transitive) To soothe about or all over; comfort.
v
(transitive) To make quiet or still; calm; pacify.
adj
Having a soothing effect; not irritating or stimulating.
v
(idiomatic) to be relieved; to feel relief.
v
(idiomatic) To relax or feel secure about something.
adj
(MLE) Broke, out of liquidity.
n
(idiomatic) Something that is easy or simple, or that does not present a great challenge.
v
(transitive) To make calm.
v
(transitive) To cause to become less excited, intense, or angry.
v
(Australia, slang, imperative) calm down
v
(rare, transitive, intransitive) To make or become calm or calmer.
v
Alternative form of pour oil on troubled waters [(idiomatic) To calm, appease or quieten a person or situation.]
n
In warfare, an agreed end to hostilities for a specific purpose. (Typically only temporary).
v
(intransitive, slang) To behave.
adj
(informal) Very easy; presenting no challenge.
v
To assuage a hostile situation.
n
(idiomatic, by extension) The range of circumstances in which a person feels relaxed or able to cope.
adv
Easily; without effort or difficulty.
v
(sometimes reflexive) To calm; to free from agitation.
v
(obsolete, transitive) To lull to sleep; to quieten; to compose.
n
Anything that revives or comforts, a stimulant.
adj
(informal) Making few demands; comfortable, easy.
v
(transitive, UK dialectal) To assuage; soften; mitigate; relieve; calm; alleviate (pain).
adj
Tending to de-escalate a situation.
v
(transitive) To soothe; to mollify; to pacify; to soften.
adj
(also figuratively) Soothing or softening.
n
Something which has a soothing effect.
n
That which relieves stress.
v
To still; to assuage; to calm; to soothe, as one in pain.
n
Freedom or relief from impediment or perplexity.
n
Freeing from false belief or illusions.
n
Freedom or deliverance from encumbrance, or anything burdensome or troublesome.
adj
Relating to, or bringing about disfacilitation
adj
(obsolete) Lying apart.
n
Something which mitigates or removes grief.
v
(transitive) To mollify or make peaceful.
n
Comfort derived from a situation not being any worse than it is.
n
(chiefly politics) A relaxing of tension, especially between countries.
n
Followed by of or from: release from or reduction of pain, hardship, or annoyance.
v
To relieve one's mind of worry; to make oneself free of worrying thoughts.
adv
Obsolete form of easily. [Comfortably, without discomfort or anxiety.]
n
(archaic) Easing; relief; assistance; support.
v
(transitive) To make at ease; make easy or easier; (by extension) to soothe; comfort; relieve
n
A person or thing that eases or relieves
adj
(rare) Characterised or marked by ease; comfortable; comforting
adj
Obsolete spelling of easy [(now rare except in certain expressions) Comfortable; at ease.]
v
(transitive, rare) To make easy.
adv
Comfortably, without discomfort or anxiety.
n
(UK, dialect) An earthworm.
adj
Requiring little skill or effort.
adj
(simile) Extremely easy
adj
(simile) Extremely easy
adj
(simile) Synonym of easy as pie
adj
(simile, colloquial) Very easy.
n
Something very likeable; something so good that it is easy to like it.
adj
Alternative form of easy peasy [(childish) Very easy, simple]
adj
(childish) Very easy, simple
adj
(childish) Quick and easy.
n
(originally US, idiomatic, informal) Chiefly preceded by on: a carefree lifestyle or situation, especially as resulting from being wealthy.
n
Anything that is easy to criticize, lampoon etc. without fear of retribution
adj
(colloquial) laid-back and uncomplicated
adj
(colloquial, of beer) Smooth or easy to drink.
adj
Alternative spelling of easygoing. [(of a person) calm, relaxed, casual and informal]
adj
Alternative form of easy peasy [(childish) Very easy, simple]
adj
Alternative form of easy peasy [(childish) Very easy, simple]
adj
(of a journey or pace) unhurried
adj
(colloquial) Quite easy
adj
(Now chiefly dialectal) Easy; not hard or difficult.
adj
(UK dialectal) Comfortable; at ease.
adv
(UK dialectal) Easily; readily.
adv
(UK dialectal) In an eath or easy manner; easily; readily.
adv
Eye dialect spelling of easily. [Comfortably, without discomfort or anxiety.]
adj
Eye dialect spelling of easy. [(now rare except in certain expressions) Comfortable; at ease.]
n
(figuratively) Freedom or leeway.
n
The act of soothing or appeasing; mollification.
n
(figuratively) Anything soothing the mind, or that makes something more acceptable.
n
The act of softening or relaxing; relaxation.
v
(transitive) To make calm; to calm down.
n
(by extension) The solution of a difficulty.
n
(obsolete) Ease; pleasure.
adj
That causes exacerbation.
n
The action of representing (something) as slight and trifling; underrating; an instance of this, a plea to this end; a modification in terms.
adj
Tending to extenuate or palliate.
adj
That serves to extinguish
adj
(US, informal, mostly in names of products and services) Abbreviation of easy. [(now rare except in certain expressions) Comfortable; at ease.]
adj
(informal) Abbreviation of easy peasy. [(childish) Very easy, simple]
adj
Easy, now especially in a disparaging sense; contemptibly easy.
v
To be wanting; to fall short; to be or become deficient in any measure or degree up to total absence.
v
(idiomatic, with to-infinitive) To feel able without giving offense.
adj
Alternative form of free and easy [Casual, informal, relaxed, unrestrained.]
v
(transitive) To soothe; to calm; to make gentle.
v
(informal, intransitive, or transitive with on or with) To treat gently and with understanding.
v
(transitive, informal) To cause to go easily; to facilitate.
v
(intransitive) To have favourable conditions for an easy life.
adj
(Hong Kong, slang) undemanding; with little workload
adj
(obsolete) soothing or calming
n
truce, armistice, cease-fire
v
(transitive) To pacify by indulging.
n
A feeling or state of uneasiness; a lack of comfort or surety; discomfort or anxiousness.
adv
(law) As a lessening of.
v
(law) To make someone ineligible; to disqualify.
v
Not to stimulate; to soothe; to quiet.
adj
(Ulster) very easy, no trouble
n
(figuratively) Freedom to move or grow.
n
Time at one's command, free from engagement; convenient opportunity; hence, convenience; ease.
n
(medicine) A lenitive; an emollient.
v
(transitive) To assuage or mitigate; to soften.
n
(obsolete) An assuasive.
adj
(rare) Made less harsh or burdensome; alleviated.
n
(obsolete) Relief; ease; abatement; cessation; release.
v
(obsolete) To relieve, mitigate, assuage (pain etc.).
v
(transitive) To cause to rest by soothing influences; to compose; to calm
v
(archaic) To conciliate; to flatter.
v
To soften, especially by kneading with the hands.
v
(transitive, intransitive) To make or become meek or submissive.
v
(archaic except Britain, regional) To soften (land or soil) and make it suitable for planting in.
v
To become mellow, or to change from uptight to relaxed.
v
To moderate; subdue; abate; mollify.
adj
(obsolete) Not easy; painful.
n
Something that mitigates; a lenitive.
n
Synonym of extenuating circumstance
adj
Relating to mitigation.
adj
reducing, lessening the effects of something, generally something painful or uncomfortable
adj
Serving to soften or assuage; emollient.
adv
Having been mollified.
v
To ease a burden, particularly worry; make less painful; to comfort.
v
(obsolete) To soothe or mitigate.
v
(transitive, UK dialectal) To make tender or soft; mollify.
n
Something easy, not difficult, not posing problems.
adj
(obsolete) peaceful, tranquil
n
(formal) pacifying, placation
v
(transitive, archaic) To pacify; to make peaceful.
adj
(archaic) Which makes peace; which pacificates.
n
A peacemaker, a pacifier.
n
Someone or something that pacifies.
v
(transitive) To bring peace to (a place or situation), by ending war, fighting, violence, anger or agitation.
adv
So as to pacify or calm.
n
(colloquial) Palliative care.
n
Extenuation; mitigation.
adj
Serving to palliate; serving to extenuate or mitigate.
adj
palliative; extenuating
adj
Assuaging or soothing pain.
n
Harmony in personal relations.
v
(transitive, intransitive, rare, nonstandard) To make peaceful; calm; quieten
n
The period of time when a nation or people is at peace, not fighting a war.
v
(dialect) Synonym of pacify.
v
(obsolete) To placate, appease (someone).
adj
(obsolete) Having the effect of pacifying, appeasing or pleasing.
adj
That placates; pacifying.
v
(rare) To create a peaceful and calm environment; to make placid.
v
(idiomatic) To calm, appease or quieten a person or situation.
v
To evoke or cause someone to be relaxed or calm.
v
(now rare) To mitigate, alleviate (something); to make less disagreeable.
n
A simple solution; an easy way out.
v
Become quiet or quieter.
n
The action of bringing something to rest or making it quiescent; the action of coming to rest or to a quiescent state.
v
(transitive) To cause (someone or something) to become quiet.
v
(transitive) To make quiet.
n
One who, or that which, quietens.
n
A softening or mollifying.
v
(transitive) To calm down.
n
Remission or abatement of rigor.
n
The feeling associated with the removal of stress or discomfort.
n
Obsolete spelling of relief [The removal of stress or discomfort.]
adj
(obsolete) Giving relief.
v
(transitive) To ease (someone, a part of the body etc.) or give relief from physical pain or discomfort.
n
(chiefly medicine) Something which relieves (pain, etc.).
n
(Canada) Alternative form of ringolevio [(US) A children's game, a variation of tag, where each side has a designated "jail" to hold captured players from the other team.]
adj
Serving or tending to remit, or to secure remission.
n
Relief from pain etc., especially temporary.
adj
restorative; aiding rest
n
An easy way to learn a subject, without putting in the necessary effort.
adj
(of an act) Sufficiently severe to warrant the perpetrator being sacked.
adj
(slang) Lenient, usually describing a teacher that is easy-going.
n
An ointment, cream, or balm with soothing, healing, or calming effects.
n
Obsolete spelling of satispassion [(theology) Atonement by suffering to an adequate degree.]
v
(transitive) To make serene.
adj
Comfortable and at ease, especially after a period of change or unrest.
v
(transitive, medicine, obsolete) To relieve the harsh or painful effect of (a drug, a poison, etc.).
n
(idiomatic) A reassurance or support, something that reduces stress from an arduous activity.
adj
Settled; stationary; not easily stirred or moved.
adj
Allayed; quenched; extinguished
adj
Without difficulty, problems, or unexpected consequences or incidents.
v
(transitive) to pacify (e.g. rumours)
n
(idiomatic, uncountable) Used to describe an activity that is not encountering any problems.
v
To sooth (someone) who has had their feathers ruffled; to pacify (someone) who is upset.
adj
Requiring little or no effort; easy.
v
To tone down, damp, mute or obscure something; to proceed in a less forceful, circumspect or subdued manner.
v
To ease or sooth someone's cough.
v
(figuratively) To reduce the negative impact of something.
v
(idiomatic, often followed by for) To prepare or create favorable conditions (for something), especially with the intent of improving public acceptance of the forthcoming occurrence.
v
(by extension, idiomatic) To appease someone in order to make them more receptive to an idea or proposal.
v
(transitive) To allay or assuage.
v
(transitive) To make comforted; cause to feel soothed; to ease, relieve, or alleviate
adj
Characterised or marked by soothing; comforting
adj
(dated or poetic) soothing
adj
(informal) Characterised by ease, comfort, or relaxation; soothing
v
(especially psychoanalysis) To give assurance to (someone) through encouragement.
v
To make oneself comfortable.
v
(now rare) To make tender or delicate; to weaken.
adj
Having been made tender.
n
(figuratively) a period of relaxation, of reduced reserve, tension, or hostility or of increased friendliness or understanding
v
(slang, transitive) To tranquilize.
v
(transitive, now literary) To make (something or someone) tranquil.
v
(transitive, intransitive, rare) To relieve from pain; soothe
n
A balm or something that soothes.
v
(transitive, rare) To free from distress.
n
The process or act of removing one's guilt; pardoning.
v
(transitive) To make no longer intimidated; to reassure.
v
(obsolete) To make unlike; to dissimilate.
v
To stir up someone or something that was previously pacified.
v
(transitive) To persuade (someone) against a formerly adopted course of action; to dissuade.
v
(transitive) To make no longer silent; to provide with a voice.
v
(transitive, intransitive) Not to stress, or to remove the stress from.
v
(computing) To cease to transmit signals.
v
(transitive) To make untranquil; to disturb the calmness of.
v
Alternative form of untranquilize [(transitive) To make untranquil; to disturb the calmness of.]
adj
(politics) Peaceful; carried out without violence; especially as pertaining to the peaceful breakup of Czechoslovakia.
adj
(UK, dialect, obsolete) easy
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