To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm.
To alleviate; to abate; to mitigate.
Alleviation; abatement; check.
To do something to upset or anger someone; to be troublesome.
To molest; to harm; to injure.
To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds.