assuaged

American  

[uh-sweyjd, uh-sweyzhd] / əˈsweɪdʒd, əˈsweɪʒd /

adjective

1. made milder or less severe; eased.

   She thought with assuaged grief of her father's tragic death, and how he would have loved to see her now, about to be married.

2. (of hunger, thirst, etc.) satisfied or relieved.

   That’s how it is with desire—it flares up again once the briefly assuaged appetite returns.

3. soothed, calmed, or mollified.

   Volunteering at the clinic gives me an opportunity for social interaction as well as an assuaged conscience because I’m helping out with an important issue.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of assuage.

Other Word Forms

• unassuaged adjective

Etymology

Origin of assuaged

assuage ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Refunds could raise questions about the fate of tariff revenue, an estimated $350 billion annualized, which has assuaged worries about the fiscal deficit.

From Barron's

Refunds could raise questions about the fate of tariff revenue, an estimated $350 billion annualized, which has assuaged worries about the fiscal deficit.

From Barron's

However, the company didn’t share specific funding details that could have assuaged debt concerns.

From MarketWatch

That doesn’t mean Americans’ concerns about the broader state of the economy have been assuaged altogether.

From Barron's

Though crucial economic data releases—like the October jobs report—have been delayed due to the government shutdown, better-than-expected profits at major companies have assuaged concerns about the health of the U.S. economy.

From The Wall Street Journal