n.
Function: verb
Inflected Form: gen · tled ; gen · tling \ ' jent-li ŋ , ' jen-t ə l-i ŋ \
Date: 14th century
transitive verb
1 : to raise from the commonalty : ENNOBLE
2 a : to make gentler b : to make (an animal) tame and docile c : MOLLIFY , PLACATE d : to stroke soothingly : PET
intransitive verb : to become gentle <the wind gentled >