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 appease; to allay; to soothe.
To make quiet.
To become quiet.
To clear off soil and other materials overlying the bedrock.
A mining method using water
A silence, especially after some noise