lepyttää — meaning in English

English meaning

• appease verb To calm someone down or make them less angry, especially by giving them what they want.
• placate verb To calm someone down and ease their anger.
• soothe verb To calm someone down or make a painful or unpleasant feeling less intense.

Senses

lepyttää is used for these senses in English:

• appease To come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of.
• placate (transitive) To calm; to bring peace to; to influence someone who was furious to the point that they become content or at least no longer irate.
• soothe (transitive) To restore to ease, comfort, or tranquility; relieve; calm; quiet; refresh.

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