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verb transitive

cheer: P. and V. παρακαλεῖν, θαρσύνειν, θρασύνειν, P. παραθαρσύνειν, ἐπιρρωννύναι, Ar. and P. παραμυθεῖσθαι.

comfort: P. and V. παραμυθεῖσθαι (Eur., Orestes 298), V. παρηγορεῖν.

assuage: P. and V. πραΰνειν, ἐπικουφίζειν, V. θέλγειν (also Plato but rare P.), ἐξευμαρίζειν; see assuage.