aliquem or alicujus animum placare (to pacify, calm): mitigare (to moderate, alleviate): lenire or delinire (to soften, make less painful or disagreeable). (The words are found in this connection and order.) alicujus animum lenire et placare, placare et mitigare. To soothe one’s anger, alicujus iram lenire, mollire, permulcere, placare, sedare: to soothe pain, dolorem mitigare: to soothe grief, levare luctum. Vid: also, ALLEVIATE.