No. 16,266 in Polish
uspokajać
To calm or soothe.
In a sentence
Dziecko uspokajało się, gdy matka zaczęła śpiewać kołysankę.
The child calmed down when the mother started singing a lullaby.
Used reflexively to indicate the action of calming oneself.
Psycholog uspokajał swoich pacjentów podczas sesji, oferując im wsparcie.
The psychologist was calming his patients during the session by offering them support.
Used transitively to describe calming someone else through actions or words.
Lek na kaszel uspokaja drażniące objawy, takie jak kaszel.
The cough medicine soothes irritating symptoms such as coughing.
Used transitively to indicate an object or substance alleviating or diminishing symptoms effectively.
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