To break; to tame; to domesticate.
To soothe; to calm; to make gentle.
To become gentle.
Soft and mild rather than hard or severe.
Tender and amiable; of a considerate or kindly disposition.
Polite and respectful rather than rude.
Gradual rather than steep or sudden.
Docile and easily managed.
A trained falcon, or falcon-gentil.
A maggot used as bait by anglers.
To make dirty; to soil.
Affected with the smut fungus.
Soiled with smut; blackened, dirty.
Obscene, indecent.