ceansaigh — 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.
- control verb To direct or influence the behavior of someone or something.
- pacify verb To calm down a person, place, or situation, ending anger, unrest, or conflict.
- subdue verb To bring a person, animal, or feeling under control, often by force or effort.
- tame adj Not wild; brought under human control, especially of an animal.
Senses
ceansaigh 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).
- control (transitive) To exercise influence over; to suggest or dictate the behavior of.
- pacify (transitive) To bring peace to (a place or situation), by ending war, fighting, violence, anger or agitation.
- subdue (transitive) To overcome, quieten, or bring under control.
- tame (transitive) To make (an animal) tame; to domesticate.
control — full definition
- verb To direct or influence the behavior of someone or something.
- noun Power or authority to direct or manage something.
- noun A device such as a button, lever, or switch used to operate a machine.
- noun A group or sample used as a baseline for comparison in an experiment.