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 entice, tempt.
To separate the fibres of (a fibrous material).
To poke fun at, either cruelly or affectionately.
To show as forthcoming, in the manner of a teaser.
To comb (originally with teasels) so that the fibres all lie in one direction.
To provoke or disturb; to annoy.
To manipulate or influence the behavior of, especially by repeated acts of irritation.
To backcomb.
A single act of teasing.
One who teases.
One who deliberately arouses others (usually men) sexually with no intention of satisfying that arousal.