acalmar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- 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.
- defuse verb To remove the fuse or detonator from an explosive device.
- mollify verb To make someone's worry or distress feel less intense, or to offer them comfort.
- quiet adj Making little or no sound.
- reassure verb To restore someone's confidence by removing their doubts or fears.
- soothe verb To calm someone down or make a painful or unpleasant feeling less intense.
Senses
acalmar is used for these senses in English:
- assuage (transitive) To pacify or soothe (someone).
- calm (transitive) To make calm.
- calm down (transitive) To cause to become less excited, intense, or angry.
- defuse (transitive, figurative) To make less dangerous, tense, or hostile.
- mollify To ease a burden, particularly to ease a worry; make less painful; to comfort.
- quiet (transitive) To cause (someone or something) to become quiet.
- reassure (transitive) To assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from fear or self-doubt.
- 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.
calm — full definition
- adj Free from anxiety, agitation, or strong emotion; peaceful.
- noun A state of peace, quiet, or absence of disturbance.
- verb To make calm, or to become calm.
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