Verb: gruntle
- Cause to be more favourably inclined; gain the good will of
"The manager's apology gruntled the upset customer";
- pacify, lenify [archaic], conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gentle
Derived forms: gruntled, gruntles, gruntling
Type of: calm, calm down, lull, quiet, quieten [Brit], still, tranquilize [N. Amer], tranquillise [Brit], tranquillize