Akademik

gruntle
verb
cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
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She managed to mollify the angry customer

Syn:
pacify, ↑lenify, ↑conciliate, ↑assuage, ↑appease, ↑mollify, ↑placate, ↑gentle
Derivationally related forms:
placative (for: ↑placate), ↑placatory (for: ↑placate), ↑placation (for: ↑placate), ↑mollification (for: ↑mollify), ↑appeasable (for: ↑appease), ↑conciliative (for: ↑conciliate), ↑conciliation (for: ↑conciliate), ↑conciliator (for: ↑conciliate), ↑pacification (for: ↑pacify), ↑peace (for: ↑pacify), ↑pacifier (for: ↑pacify)
Hypernyms:
calm, ↑calm down, ↑quiet, ↑tranquilize, ↑tranquillize, ↑tranquillise, ↑quieten, ↑lull, ↑still
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

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Somebody ——s somebody

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Something ——s somebody


Useful english dictionary. 2012.