| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| VERB: | 1. To train to live with and be of use to people: domesticate, domesticize, master, tame. See WILD. 2. To make (an animal) docile: break, bust, master, tame. See WILD. 3. To ease the anger or agitation of: appease, assuage, calm (down), conciliate, dulcify, mollify, pacify, placate, propitiate, soften, soothe, sweeten. Idioms: pour oil on troubled water. See CALM. | | ADJECTIVE: | 1. Easily managed or handled: docile, meek, mild, tame. See WILD. 2. Free from severity or violence, as in movement: balmy1, delicate, faint, mild, smooth, soft. See CALM, STRONG. 3. Of a kindly, considerate character: mild, soft, softhearted, tender1, tenderhearted. See KIND. 4. Not steep or abrupt: easy, gradual, moderate. See RISE. 5. Of small intensity: light2, moderate, slight, soft. See STRONG.
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