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gentles


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  gentle 
 
  1  of  3  senses  of  gentle 
 
  Sense  2 
  ennoble,  gentle,  entitle 
  =>  baronetize,  baronetise 
  =>  lord 
  =>  knight 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  gentle 
 
  1  of  3  senses  of  gentle 
 
  Sense  2 
  ennoble,  gentle,  entitle 
  =>  baronetize,  baronetise 
  =>  lord 
  =>  knight 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  gentle 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  gentle 
 
  3  senses  of  gentle 
 
  Sense  1 
  pacify,  lenify,  conciliate,  assuage,  appease,  mollify,  placate,  gentle,  gruntle 
  =>  calm,  calm  down  quiet,  tranquilize,  tranquillize,  tranquillise,  quieten,  lull,  still 
 
  Sense  2 
  ennoble,  gentle,  entitle 
  =>  promote,  upgrade,  advance,  kick  upstairs,  raise,  elevate 
 
  Sense  3 
  gentle 
  =>  pet 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  gentle 
 
  gentle  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  gentle 
 
  Sense  1 
  pacify,  lenify,  conciliate,  assuage,  appease,  mollify,  placate,  gentle,  gruntle 
  =>  calm,  calm  down  quiet,  tranquilize,  tranquillize,  tranquillise,  quieten,  lull,  still 
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  Sense  2 
  ennoble,  gentle,  entitle 
  =>  promote,  upgrade,  advance,  kick  upstairs,  raise,  elevate 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  gentle 
  =>  pet 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  gentle 
 
  The  verb  gentle  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  pacify,  lenify,  conciliate,  assuage,  appease,  mollify,  placate,  gentle,  gruntle  --  (cause  to  be  more  favorably  inclined;  gain  the  good  will  of  "She  managed  to  mollify  her  angry  boss") 
  2.  ennoble,  gentle,  entitle  --  (give  a  title  to  someone  make  someone  a  member  of  the  nobility) 
  3.  gentle  --  (stroke  soothingly) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  gentle 
 
  The  verb  gentle  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  pacify,  lenify,  conciliate,  assuage,  appease,  mollify,  placate,  gentle,  gruntle  --  (cause  to  be  more  favorably  inclined;  gain  the  good  will  of  "She  managed  to  mollify  her  angry  boss") 
  2.  ennoble,  gentle,  entitle  --  (give  a  title  to  someone  make  someone  a  member  of  the  nobility) 
  3.  gentle  --  (stroke  soothingly) 



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