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gentle verb. LME.
[from the adjective.]
verb trans. Raise to a high social position; ennoble. LME-M17.
Shakespeare Henry V Be he ne'er so vile, This day shall gentle his condition.
verb trans. Make mild or gentle in character, manner, etc. M17.
R. Broughton A smile..sweetening and gentling the..sullenness of her face. absol.: E. Hyams The gentling influence of the Atlantic allows..trees to grow farther north.
b. spec. Make (an animal) docile or tractable. Also, stroke or massage gently. M18.
W. Holtby He..knelt by the kicking animal,..gentling her head. E. Ferber A nice gentled riding pony. fig.: R. Bradbury When you lay..in your..bed and were gentled to sleep by the sound.
c. Soothe the feelings of, pacify (a person). L18.
J. le Carre He didn't get angry...He gentled him and smiled.
verb intrans. Become mild or gentle. E20.
V. Buchanan-Gould The African world gentled to soft femineity. P. Barker Gradually..the red gentles through purple and gold to rose.