To alleviate; to abate; to mitigate.
To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm.
Alleviation; abatement; check.
To stimulate or make more keen.
To hone or rub on with some substance, as a piece of stone, for the purpose of sharpening – see whetstone.
The act of whetting something.
That which whets or sharpens; especially, an appetizer.