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- Verb. (transitive, obsolete) To prove true; verify; confirm as true.
- Verb. (transitive, obsolete) To confirm the statements of; maintain the truthfulness of (a person); bear out.
- Verb. (transitive, obsolete) To assent to; yield to; humour by agreement or concession.
- Verb. (transitive) To keep in good humour; wheedle; cajole; flatter.
- Verb. (transitive) To restore to ease, comfort, or tranquility; relieve; calm; quiet; refresh.
- Verb. (transitive) To allay; assuage; mitigate; soften.
- Verb. (transitive, rare) To smooth over; render less obnoxious.
- Verb. (transitive) To calm or placate someone or some situation.
- Verb. (transitive) To ease or relieve pain or suffering.
- Verb. (intransitive) To temporise by assent, concession, flattery, or cajolery.
- Verb. (intransitive) To bring comfort or relief.
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