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   assuage

   /əˈsweɪdʒ/

   verb

   • 1. make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense: "the letter assuaged the fears of most members" Similar relieveeasealleviatesoothemitigatedampenallaycalmpalliateabatelulltempersuppresssmotherstiflesubduetranquillizemollifymoderatemodifytone downattenuatedilutelessendiminishdecreasereducelowerput an end toput a stop totake the edge offinformal:killrare:lenifyOpposite aggravate
   • ▪ satisfy (an appetite or desire): "an opportunity occurred to assuage her desire for knowledge" Similar satisfyfulfilgratifyappeaseindulgerelieveslakesatesatiatequenchquellovercomecheckkeep in checkdullbluntallaytake the edge offdiminishOpposite intensify

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French assouagier, asouagier, based on Latin ad- ‘to’ (expressing change) + suavis ‘sweet’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. assuagement noun

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