鎮める — meaning in English
shizumeru
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English meaning
- pacify verb To calm down a person, place, or situation, ending anger, unrest, or conflict.
- quell verb To bring a disturbance, rebellion, or strong feeling under control; to suppress it.
- reduce verb To make something smaller in size, amount, or intensity.
- settle verb To resolve a dispute, disagreement, or debt, often by reaching an agreement.
- tranquilize verb To calm (a person or animal) or put them to sleep using a tranquilizer dart.
Senses
鎮める is used for these senses in English:
- pacify (transitive) To bring peace to (a place or situation), by ending war, fighting, violence, anger or agitation.
- quell (transitive) To suppress, to put an end to (something); to extinguish. [from 14th c.]
- reduce (transitive) To humble; to conquer; to subdue; to capture.
- tranquilize (transitive, now, literary) To make (something or someone) tranquil.
pacify — full definition
- verb To calm down a person, place, or situation, ending anger, unrest, or conflict.
- verb To appease or satisfy someone, often to stop them complaining.