1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Soothe.

2. (a. & n.) from Soothe.

United Nations troops abatement allayment alleviating alleviation alleviative analgesia analgesic anesthesia anesthetic anesthetizing anodyne appeasement appeasing assuagement assuasive balmy balsamic benumbing blunting calm calmant calmative calming cathartic cleansing comforting conciliation conciliatory cradling damping deadening demulcent demulsion depressant detente diminishment diminution dreamy drowsy dulcification dulling ease easement easing easing of relations emollient falling-off gentling hushing hypnotic irenic leniency lenitive lessening letdown letup lightening loosening lubricant lubricating lubricational lubricative lulling mediation mitigating mitigation mitigative modulation mollification mollifying narcotic numbing pacific pacification pacificatory pacifying pain-killing palliation palliative paregoric peace-keeping force peaceful peacemaking peacemongering placability placation placative placatory propitiation propitiative propitiatory purgative quiet quietening quieting reconciliatory reduction relaxation relaxation of tension relaxing relief relieving remedial remedy remission restful rocking salving sedative serene slackening sleep-inducing soft softening somnifacient somniferous soothful soporific stilling subduement subduing tempering tranquilization tranquilizing