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CALMING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of)
Synonyms:
appeasement; calming
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("calming" is a kind of...):
social control (control exerted (actively or passively) by group action)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "calming"):
mollification; pacification (the act of appeasing someone or causing someone to be more favorably inclined)
conciliation; placation; propitiation (the act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb calm
