assuaged

[uh-sweyjd, uh-sweyzhd]

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.

verb

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

Other Word Forms

• unassuaged adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of assuaged¹

assuage ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

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.

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Investors have a chance to put those concerns, which were assuaged in part by solid earnings reports and credit market commentary from a host of regional lenders on Friday, firmly behind them this week.

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When it was reintroduced this year, the Democrats assuaged unions by making phonics voluntary.

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Whenever Ohtani takes the mound again, the Dodgers are hopeful that concerns about his pitching stamina will be somewhat assuaged.

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Any lingering doubts that the Lakers might have had before dropping that kind of money in Doncic’s lap likely were assuaged by his apparent commitment to superior physical conditioning.

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