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assuage

[uh-sweyj, uh-sweyzh]

verb (used with object)

assuaged, assuaging 
  1. to make milder or less severe; alleviate; ease; mitigate.

    to assuage one's grief;

    to assuage one's pain.

    Synonyms: , , ,
  2. to appease; satisfy; sate.

    to assuage one's hunger.

  3. to soothe, calm, or mollify.

    to assuage his fears;

    to assuage her anger.



assuage

/ əˈsweɪdʒ, əˈsweɪsɪv /

verb

  1. to soothe, moderate, or relieve (grief, pain, etc)

  2. to give relief to (thirst, appetite, etc); satisfy

  3. to pacify; calm

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • assuagement noun
  • assuager noun
  • unassuaging adjective
  • ˈܲ noun
  • ˈܲ𳾱Գ noun
  • assuasive adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of assuage1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English aswagen, from Old French asouagier, from unrecorded Vulgar Latin 屹, equivalent to Latin as- as- + -屹, verbal derivative of Latin “agreeable to the taste, pleasant” ( suave; akin to sweet )
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of assuage1

C14: from Old French assouagier, from Vulgar Latin (unattested) to sweeten, from Latin pleasant; see suave
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Politicians have long struggled to assuage public concerns over immigration and even with Thursday's expected fall, the issue is still likely to dog the Labour government.

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In recent weeks, executives from GM Korea have sought to assuage the rumors that the company’s South Korean operations would be affected.

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This did not assuage my fear of flying, but it did succeed in making me also afraid of driving.

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Instead, Imagineering sought to show the care in which it was bringing Disney back to life while also attempting to assuage any fears regarding what has become a much-debated project among the Disney community.

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Bass said the steps she is taking to balance the budget should assuage some of the rating agency’s concerns.

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