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Verb: gruntle
  1. 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