calm, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize, calm down, quiet, quieten, lull - make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"

elevate, kick upstairs, promote, upgrade, advance, raise - give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work"

baronetise, baronetize - confer baronetcy upon; "He was baronetized for his loyalty to the country"

lord - make a lord of someone

knight, dub - raise (someone) to knighthood; "The Beatles were knighted"

pet - stroke or caress gently; "pet the lamb"

mild - moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme; "a mild winter storm"; "a mild fever"; "fortunately the pain was mild"; "a mild rebuke"; "mild criticism"

kind - having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior; "kind to sick patients"; "a kind master"; "kind words showing understanding and sympathy"; "thanked her for her kind letter"

soft - of sound; relatively low in volume; "soft voices"; "soft music"

noble - of or belonging to or constituting the hereditary aristocracy especially as derived from feudal times; "of noble birth"

tamed, tame - brought from wildness into a domesticated state; "tame animals"; "fields of tame blueberries"

light - of little intensity or power or force; "the light touch of her fingers"; "a light breeze"

gradual - of a topographical gradient; not steep or abrupt; "a gradual slope"