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calming

DEFINITIONS OF: calming

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n the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of)

Synonyms:
appeasement
Types:
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
Type of:
social control
control exerted (actively or passively) by group action
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