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 arouse or inspire (a passion, etc).
To begin to grow or take hold.
To start (a fire) or light (a torch, a match, coals, etc.).
To bring forth young; to give birth.
pregnant
A group of kittens.