assuage
verb (used with object)
assuages
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present tense formof assuage (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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A sort of penance, where by reading all the nasty comments under every post she assuages some of her guilt, as a zealot whips himself bloody to atone for sin?
From Slate ● Jan. 31, 2024
Having Castillo atop the rotation certainly assuages many of those feelings.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 5, 2023
But now vaccines are available to all, making the one-ring a more comfortable space, and the lineup is meaningfully similar to last year’s, a gesture that assuages any feelings of having missed out.
From New York Times ● Nov. 25, 2022
It assuages the fear and tension that’s been tormenting Wood throughout the film because here she is believed, and she’s not alone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2022
So true is it that faith in a promise, whether human or divine, assuages grief, lifts the darkening cloud, and often opens up a fountain of joy.
From Memoirs of Orange Jacobs by Orange Jacobs
