besänftigen — 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.
- humour noun (UK) The quality of being funny, or the ability to find things funny.
- placate verb To calm someone down and ease their anger.
- propitiate verb To conciliate, appease, or make peace with someone, particularly a god or spirit.
- soothe verb To calm someone down or make a painful or unpleasant feeling less intense.
Senses
besänftigen 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).
- appease To come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of.
- assuage (transitive) To pacify or soothe (someone).
- 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.
- propitiate (transitive) To conciliate, appease, or make peace with someone, particularly a god or spirit.
- soothe (transitive) To restore to ease, comfort, or tranquility; relieve; calm; quiet; refresh.
- soothe (transitive) To calm or placate someone or some situation.
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.