To allay; assuage; mitigate; soften.
To smooth over; render less obnoxious.
To restore to ease, comfort, or tranquility; relieve; calm; quiet; refresh.
To calm or placate someone or some situation.
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 become coated with condensation. To fog up.
To become steamy.
To bring (a steam boiler) up to working steam pressure.