Ὑπὸ γὰρ λόγων ὁ νοῦς μετεωρίζεται ἐπαίρεταί τ' ἄνθρωπος → Borne up by words, the mind soars aloft, and we reach the heights (Aristophanes, Birds 1447f.)
stop, check: P. and V. παύειν.
make lighter: P. and V. ἐπικουφίζειν, ἀπαντλεῖν (Plato), V. ἐξευμαρίζειν, κουφίζειν.
lull to rest: P. and V. κοιμίζειν (Plato), V. κοιμᾶν.
assuage one's thirst: use P. and V. πίνειν; see quench.
