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111paregoric — /pærəˈgɒrɪk/ (say paruh gorik) noun 1. a soothing medicine; an anodyne. 2. (formerly) a camphorated tincture of opium, intended primarily in cough mixtures. –adjective 3. assuaging pain; soothing. {Late Latin parēgoricus, from Greek parēgorikos… …
112sedative — /ˈsɛdətɪv / (say seduhtiv) adjective 1. tending to calm or soothe. 2. Medicine allaying irritability or excitement; assuaging pain; lowering functional activity. –noun 3. a sedative agent or remedy …
113ἀκεσσιπόνοιο — ἀκεσσίπονος assuaging pain masc/fem/neut gen sg (epic) …
114ἀκεσσιπόνοισι — ἀκεσσίπονος assuaging pain masc/fem/neut dat pl (epic ionic aeolic) …
115ἀκεσσιπόνῳ — ἀκεσσίπονος assuaging pain masc/fem/neut dat sg …
116comforting — [adj] cheering abating, allaying, alleviating, analeptic, assuaging, consolatory, consoling, curing, encouraging, freeing, healthgiving, heart warming, inspiriting, invigorating, lightening, mitigating, reassuring, refreshing, relieving,… …
117conciliatory — [adj] placid, yielding appeasing, assuaging, calm, civil, disarming, irenic, mollifying, pacific, peaceable, placating, placatory, propitiative, quiet, willing; concept 401 Ant. antagonistic, fighting, refusing, stubborn …
118lenient — [adj] permissive allowing, amiable, assuaging, assuasive, being big*, benign, benignant, charitable, clement, compassionate, complaisant, compliant, condoning, easy, easygoing, emollient, excusing, favoring, forbearing, forgiving, gentle, going… …
119satisfactory — [adj] acceptable, sufficient adequate, all right, ample, A OK*, appeasing, assuaging, assuasive, average, cogent, comfortable, competent, cool*, decent, delighting, enough, fair, fulfilling, good, good enough, gratifying, groovy*, passable,… …
120assuage — [ə swāj′, aswāj′] vt. assuaged, assuaging [ME aswagen < OFr assouagier < L ad , to + suavis, SWEET] 1. to lessen (pain, distress, etc.); allay 2. to calm (passion, anger, etc.); pacify 3. to satisfy or slake (thirst, appetite, etc.) SYN.… …
