besänftigen

== German == === Etymology === From be- +‎ sanft +‎ -ig +‎ -en === Pronunciation === === Verb === besänftigen (weak, third-person singular present besänftigt, past tense besänftigte, past participle besänftigt, auxiliary haben) (transitive) to appease, to soothe, to mollify ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “besänftigen” in Duden online “besänftigen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache