allay
verb (used with object)
to put (fear, doubt, suspicion, anger, etc.) to rest; calm; quiet.
had allayed
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past perfectof allay.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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She had allayed some of her own dissatisfaction, but she hadn’t given up on her dissatisfied women.
From Slate ● May 17, 2021
But by the time a police officer arrived a few minutes later, the investigators had allayed Randall and Judith’s fears.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 4, 2016
At first, it seemed Lannan had allayed any concerns about his sore elbow.
From Washington Post ● May 14, 2010
Although the scientists left Asilomar thinking that they had allayed public fear about their work, they had only managed to fan it.
From Time Magazine Archive
By this time Ronald's boyish spirits had allayed all suspicion on the part of his guards.
From Bonnie Prince Charlie : a Tale of Fontenoy and Culloden by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
