stop: P. and V. παύειν.
lighten: P. and V. κουφίζειν, ἐπικουφίζειν, ἀπαντλεῖν (Plato), V. ἐξευμαρίζειν.
soften: P. and V. πραΰνειν.
lull to rest: P. and V. κοιμίζειν (Plato), V. κοιμᾶν.
