Synonyms and related words :
allay, appease, calm, calm down, candy, compose, conciliate, cool, cradle, defuse, ease, edulcorate, even out, gentle, glaze, honey, hush, lay, lay the dust, lull, mollify, mull, pacify, placate, pour balm into, pour balm on, propitiate, quell, quiet, rest, rock, rock to sleep, saccharify, smooth, smooth down, smooth over, smoothen, soothe, stabilize, steady, still, subdue, sugar, sugar off, sugarcoat, sweeten, tranquilize