beschwichtigen — 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.
- conciliate verb To acquire, to procure.
- 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
beschwichtigen is used for these senses in English:
- appease To come to terms with; to adapt to the demands of.
- assuage (transitive) To pacify or soothe (someone).
- conciliate (transitive) To make calm and content, or regain the goodwill of; to placate; to propitiate.
- 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 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.