I. ˈmēz transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English mesen, short for amesen, from Middle French amaisier, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin admansiare, from Latin ad- + (assumed) Vulgar Latin mansum house, farm, from Latin, neuter of mansus, past participle of manēre to remain — more at mansion
chiefly Scotland : to make calm : pacify , mitigate
II. ˈmēz
dialect Britain
variant of maze III