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   As·suage

   /əˈswāj/

   

   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 satisfyfulfillgratifyappeaseindulgerelieveslakesatesatiatequenchquellovercomecheckkeep in checkdullbluntallaytake the edge offdiminishOpposite intensify

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

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   • 1. assuagement noun

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   What does assuage mean?

   • A growing thirst for beauty has come upon the city, and architects are earnestly studying how to assuage it. Home is the sphere of the deepest sorrows; the highest consolation of religion should assuage its griefs. Assuage definition: to make milder or less severe; alleviate; ease; mitigate. See examples of ASSUAGE used in a sentence.

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   What is the meaning of assuagement?

   • to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. The support of her friends helped to assuage her sorrow over the loss of her husband. to satisfy or appease; relieve. The meal assuaged his appetite. assuagement (n.)

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   Where does the word 'assuage' come from?

   • Assuage comes from the Latin adjective suavis, meaning—you guessed it—“sweet.” ( Sweet itself is also a distant relation.) Perhaps recalling Mary Poppins (as played by Julie Andrews in the titular film) singing to the Banks children will make the link indelible: “A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down.”

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   to make milder or less severe; alleviate; ease; mitigate: to assuage one's grief; to assuage one's pain. Synonyms: relieve, lessen, diminish, allay. to appease; satisfy; sate: to assuage one's hunger. to soothe, calm, or mollify: to assuage his fears; to assuage her anger.

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   to make unpleasant feelings less strong: The government tried to assuage the public's fears. (Definition of assuage from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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   assuage. verb [ T ] formal uk / əˈsweɪdʒ / us. Add to word list. Add to word list. to make unpleasant feelings less strong: The government tried to assuage the public's fears. (Definition of assuage from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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   Assuage Definition. To make (something burdensome or painful) less intense or severe. Assuage her grief. To lessen (pain, distress, etc.); allay. To satisfy or appease (hunger or thirst, for example). To calm (passion, anger, etc.); pacify. To appease or calm. Assuaged his critics.

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   1. : to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease. unable to assuage their grief. 2. : pacify, quiet. … vainly strove … to assuage an implacable foe … Edward Gibbon. 3. : to put an end to by satisfying : appease, quench. assuaging his thirst. assuagement. ə-ˈswāj-mənt. also -ˈswāzh- or -ˈswäzh- noun.

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    assuage. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English as‧suage /əˈsweɪdʒ/ verb [ transitive] literary to make an unpleasant feeling less painful or severe SYN relieve Nothing could assuage his guilt. → See Verb table Examples from the Corpus assuage • Debra tried to assuage my fears.