To put excessive burdens upon (someone); to subject (someone) to anxieties.
To persistently bother (someone, or a group of people) physically or psychologically when such behaviour is illegal and/or unwanted, especially over an extended period.
To annoy (someone) frequently or systematically; to pester.
To trouble (someone, or a group of people) through repeated military-style attacks.
To make (more) pleasant or to the mind or feelings.
To supplement (a composition) with additional instruments, especially strings.
To make pure and salubrious by destroying noxious matter.
To make warm and fertile.
To restore to purity; to free from taint.
To become sweet.
To make less painful or laborious; to relieve.
To soften to the eye; to make delicate.
To make sweet to the taste.
To make more attractive; said of offers in negotiations.
To make mild or kind; to soften.