nnoun.actthe act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of)Synset:appeasement
Hypernyms:social control
Inherited Hypernyms:appeasementsocial controlgroup actionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:appeasementsocial controlgroup actioneventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:conciliationmollificationpacificationplacationpropitiation
Full Hyponyms:pacificationplacation
vverb.emotionmake calm or stillSynset:calm calm down lull quiet quieten still tranquilize tranquillise tranquillize
Examples:- quiet the dragons of worry and fear
Antonyms:agitate
Derivationally Related Form:quiettranquilizerstilllull
Hypernyms:comfort console solace soothe
Inherited Hypernyms:calmcomfort
Direct Hyponyms:appeaseassuageassurecomposeconciliategentlegruntlelenifylullmollifypacifyplacatereassure
Full Troponyms:composelullpacifyreassure
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | The performance is likely to --- Sue (apply to: quiet, tranquillize, calm, calm down, lull) | Sam cannot --- Sue (apply to: tranquilize)
vverb.changemake steadySynset:becalm calm steady
Hypernyms:stabilise stabilize
Inherited Hypernyms:steadystabilizechange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something
vverb.emotionbecome quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitationSynset:calm calm down chill out cool it cool off settle down simmer down
Examples:- After the fight both men need to cool off.
- It took a while after the baby was born for things to settle down again.
Derivationally Related Form:calm
Hypernyms:change state turn
Inherited Hypernyms:calmchange statechange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Somebody ---s
vverb.bodycause to be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative toSynset:calm sedate tranquilize tranquillise tranquillize
Examples:- The patient must be sedated before the operation
Antonyms:stimulate
Derivationally Related Form:calmtranquillisertranquillizersedationsedativetranquilizer
Hypernyms:affect
Inherited Hypernyms:sedateaffectchange
Direct Hyponyms:hypnotisehypnotizemesmerisemesmerize
Full Troponyms:entrancehypnotize
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody