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Antonyms for pour oil on
| Grammar : Verb |
Definition of pour oil on
- As in assuage : verb soothe, relieve
- As in placate : verb soothe, pacify
- As in salve : verb soothe
- As in soothe : verb calm, ease
- As in allay : verb reduce something, usually a pain or a problem
- As in alleviate : verb relieve; lessen
Synonyms for pour oil on
- abate
- allay
- alleviate
- ally
- appease
- assuage
- balm
- becalm
- butter up
- calm
- calm down
- cheer
- comfort
- compose
- conciliate
- console
- cool
- cool off
- cool out
- decrease
- dulcify
- ease
- fill
- heal
- help
- humor
- hush
- lessen
- lighten
- lull
- make nice
- make peace
- make up
- mitigate
- moderate
- mollify
- pacify
- palliate
- patch things up
- placate
- play up to
- pour oil on
- propitiate
- quench
- quiet
- quieten
- reconcile
- relieve
- sate
- satisfy
- settle
- smooth down
- soft-pedal
- soften
- soothe
- square
- still
- stroke
- subdue
- surfeit
- sweeten
- take the bite out
- take the edge off
- take the sting out
- take the sting out of
- temper
- tranquilize
- unburden
- untrouble
- win over
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