To wound the pride of (someone); to excite to anger; to irritate, to offend.
To excite to action, especially by causing jealousy, resentment, etc.; also, to stimulate an emotion or feeling, especially curiosity or interest.
To score a pique against (someone).
To excite (someone) to action, especially by causing jealousy, resentment, etc.; also, to stimulate (an emotion or feeling, especially curiosity or interest).
To pride (oneself) on something.
To take pride in.
Enmity, ill feeling; (countable) a feeling of animosity or a dispute.
Irritation or resentment awakened by a social injury or slight; offence, especially taken in an emotional sense with little consideration or thought; (countable) especially in fit of pique: a transient feeling of wounded pride.
In piquet, the right of the elder hand to count thirty in hand, or to play before the adversary counts one.
To calm or placate someone or some situation.
To smooth over; render less obnoxious.
To restore to ease, comfort, or tranquility; relieve; calm; quiet; refresh.
To keep in good humour; wheedle; cajole; flatter.
To ease or relieve pain or suffering.
To temporise by assent, concession, flattery, or cajolery.
To bring comfort or relief.
To allay; assuage; mitigate; soften.