All gentling synonyms

verb gentling

• accustom — If you accustom yourself or another person to something, you make yourself or them become used to it.
• condition — If you talk about the condition of a person or thing, you are talking about the state that they are in, especially how good or bad their physical state is.
• educate — to develop the faculties and powers of (a person) by teaching, instruction, or schooling. Synonyms: instruct, school, drill, indoctrinate.
• gentle — kindly; amiable: a gentle manner.
• get used to — develop habit
• habituate — to accustom (a person, the mind, etc.), as to a particular situation: Wealth habituated him to luxury.
• initiate — to begin, set going, or originate: to initiate major social reforms.
• instruct — to furnish with knowledge, especially by a systematic method; teach; train; educate.
• prepare — to put in proper condition or readiness: to prepare a patient for surgery.
• tame — changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated: a tame bear.
• naturalize — to confer upon (an alien) the rights and privileges of a citizen.
• acclimatise — Standard spelling of from=Non-Oxford British spelling.
• acclimatize — When you acclimatize or are acclimatized to a new situation, place, or climate, you become used to it.
• break — When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
• breed — A breed of a pet animal or farm animal is a particular type of it. For example, terriers are a breed of dog.
• bust — a raid, search, or arrest by the police
• corral — In North America, a corral is a space surrounded by a fence where cattle or horses are kept.
• domiciliate — to domicile.
• familiarize — to make (onself or another) well-acquainted or conversant with something.
• familiarise — to make (onself or another) well-acquainted or conversant with something.
• herd — a herdsman (usually used in combination): a cowherd; a goatherd; a shepherd.
• hitch — to fasten or tie, especially temporarily, by means of a hook, rope, strap, etc.; tether: Steve hitched the horse to one of the posts.
• raise — to move to a higher position; lift up; elevate: to raise one's hand; sleepy birds raising their heads and looking about.
• reclaim — to claim or demand the return or restoration of, as a right, possession, etc.
• subdue — to conquer and bring into subjection: Rome subdued Gaul.
• teach — to impart knowledge of or skill in; give instruction in: She teaches mathematics. Synonyms: coach.
• train — Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
• yoke — a device for joining together a pair of draft animals, especially oxen, usually consisting of a crosspiece with two bow-shaped pieces, each enclosing the head of an animal. Compare harness (def 1).
• break in — If someone, usually a thief, breaks in, they get into a building by force.
• bring up — When someone brings up a child, they look after it until it is an adult. If someone has been brought up in a certain place or with certain attitudes, they grew up in that place or were taught those attitudes when they were growing up.
• round up — having a flat, circular surface, as a disk.
• conquer — If one country or group of people conquers another, they take complete control of their land.
• crush — To crush something means to press it very hard so that its shape is destroyed or so that it breaks into pieces.
• extinguish — Cause (a fire or light) to cease to burn or shine.
• humble — not proud or arrogant; modest: to be humble although successful.
• overcome — to get the better of in a struggle or conflict; conquer; defeat: to overcome the enemy.
• overpower — to overcome, master, or subdue by superior force: to overpower a maniac.
• quell — to suppress; put an end to; extinguish: The troops quelled the rebellion quickly.
• repress — to keep under control, check, or suppress (desires, feelings, actions, tears, etc.).
• restrain — to hold back from action; keep in check or under control; repress: to restrain one's temper.
• suppress — to put an end to the activities of (a person, body of persons, etc.): to suppress the Communist and certain left-leaning parties.
• temper — a particular state of mind or feelings.
• cheque — A cheque is a printed form on which you write an amount of money and who it is to be paid to. Your bank then pays the money to that person from your account.
• check — Check is also a noun.
• control — Control of an organization, place, or system is the power to make all the important decisions about the way that it is run.
• defeat — If you defeat someone, you win a victory over them in a battle, game, or contest.
• discipline — training to act in accordance with rules; drill: military discipline.
• dominate — to rule over; govern; control.
• drop — a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
• mellow — soft, sweet, and full-flavored from ripeness, as fruit.