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- DictionaryAs·suage/əˈswāj/
verb
- 1. make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense: "the letter assuaged the fears of most members"
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. • My physical hunger could be quite quickly ...
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)
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.
Definition of assuage verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
When you assuage something, you are attempting to alleviate or mitigate the intensity of a negative feeling or situation. This term often implies a sense of gentleness and comfort, as in assuaging someone's fears or doubts through reassurance or kindness.
verb (used with object), as·suaged, as·suag·ing. to make milder or less severe; alleviate; ease; mitigate: to assuage one's grief; to assuage one's pain. to appease; satisfy; sate: to assuage one's hunger. to soothe, calm, or mollify: to assuage his fears; to assuage her anger. See more. Recommended videos. Powered by AnyClip.
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