rauhoittaa — meaning in English
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English meaning
- appease verb To calm someone down or make them less angry, especially by giving them what they want.
- assuage verb To make an unpleasant feeling, such as fear, guilt, or grief, less intense.
- calm adj Free from anxiety, agitation, or strong emotion; peaceful.
- comfort noun A state of physical ease and freedom from pain or worry.
- placate verb To calm someone down and ease their anger.
- quell verb To bring a disturbance, rebellion, or strong feeling under control; to suppress it.
- quiet adj Making little or no sound.
- reassure verb To restore someone's confidence by removing their doubts or fears.
- salve noun A soothing or healing ointment applied to the skin.
- sedate adj Calm, unhurried, and dignified in manner.
- still adj Not moving; calm and motionless.
- temperate adj Mild, not extreme in temperature or climate.
- tranquilize verb To calm (a person or animal) or put them to sleep using a tranquilizer dart.
Senses
rauhoittaa is used for these senses in English:
- appease To make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to dispel (anger or hatred).
- assuage (transitive) To pacify or soothe (someone).
- calm (transitive) To make calm.
- calm down (transitive) To cause to become less excited, intense, or angry.
- comfort (obsolete) To make strong; to invigorate; to fortify; to corroborate.
- cool down To cause (someone) to become less agitated or excited.
- 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.
- quell (transitive) To suppress, to put an end to (something); to extinguish. [from 14th c.]
assuage — full definition
- verb To make an unpleasant feeling, such as fear, guilt, or grief, less intense.
- verb To satisfy a need or appetite, such as hunger or thirst.