Making things better bunch
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letankhanhnhat on July 30, 2011
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Words Relating to Lessening Pain, Tension, and/or Conflict
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Allay | (v.) to lessen fear; to calm; to relieve pain; làm dịu đi; làm cho nguôi (lo lắng, cơn đau, giận dữ) |
| Alleviate | (v.) to lessen pain or discomfort; làm giảm bớt; làm khuây khỏa (sự đau, nỗi phiền muộn) |
| Ameliorate | (v.) to make better; to lessen pain, difficulty, or tension; cải thiện |
| Appease | (v.) to make tranquil or quiet, especially by giving into another's demands; to pacify; làm cho nguôi, nhân nhượng vô điều kiện |
| Assuage | (v.) to alleviate; to lessen pain or conflict; pacify; làm dịu bớt |
| Conciliate | (v.) to win a person over through special considerations or persuasive methods; reconcile; hòa giải, thu phục |
| Mediate | (v.) to act as a go-between in settling conflicts or disputes between people or opposing sides; trung gian, gián tiếp |
| Mitigate | (v.) to make or become less severe; to lessen pain or damage; giảm nhẹ |
| Mollify | (v.) to pacify, soothe, or appease; to make less severe or violent; làm dịu bớt, làm nguôi đi |
| Pacify | (v.) to calm; to make peaceful; to restore to a tranquil state; làm yên, làm nguôi đi (cơn giận) |
| Placate | (v.) to make calm; to soothe; xoa dịu |
| Quell | (v.) to pacify; to subdue; to quiet down; dập tắt |
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