assuage
[ uh-sweyj, uh-sweyzh ]
/ əˈsweɪdʒ, əˈsweɪʒ /
verb (used with object), as·suaged, as·suag·ing.
to make milder or less severe; relieve; ease; mitigate: to assuage one's grief; to assuage one's pain.
to appease; satisfy; allay; relieve: to assuage one's hunger.
to soothe, calm, or mollify: to assuage his fears; to assuage her anger.
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as·suage·ment, nounas·suag·er, nounun·as·suaged, adjectiveun·as·suag·ing, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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assuage
/ (əˈsweɪdʒ) /
verb (tr)
to soothe, moderate, or relieve (grief, pain, etc)
to give relief to (thirst, appetite, etc); satisfy
to pacify; calm
Derived Forms
assuagement, nounassuager, nounassuasive (əˈsweɪsɪv), adjectiveWord Origin for assuage
C14: from Old French assouagier, from Vulgar Latin assuāviāre (unattested) to sweeten, from Latin suāvis pleasant; see suave
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