унима́ть — meaning in English

English meaning

• placate verb To calm someone down and ease their anger.
• quieten verb To make quiet, or to become quiet.

Senses

унима́ть is used for these senses in English:

• 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.
• quieten (transitive, Commonwealth, UK, Irish) To make quiet.

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