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

That was partly assuaged when the cast, made up of up-and-coming talent rather than established names, was announced.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Dec. 11, 2025

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

From Barron's • Dec. 8, 2025

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 • Oct. 27, 2025

At night, before she slept, Kira held the scrap of cloth that had so often assuaged her fears and even answered her questions.

From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry