assuage
[ uh-sweyj, uh-sweyzh ]
/ əˈsweɪdʒ, əˈsweɪʒ /
verb (used with object), as·suaged, as·suag·ing.
to make milder or less severe; relieve; ease; mitigate: to assuage one's grief; to assuage one's pain.
to appease; satisfy; allay; relieve: to assuage one's hunger.
to soothe, calm, or mollify: to assuage his fears; to assuage her anger.
Origin of assuage
OTHER WORDS FROM assuage
as·suage·ment, noun as·suag·er, noun un·as·suaged, adjective un·as·suag·ing, adjectiveWords nearby assuage
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British Dictionary definitions for assuagement
assuage
/ (əˈsweɪdʒ) /
verb (tr)
to soothe, moderate, or relieve (grief, pain, etc)
to give relief to (thirst, appetite, etc); satisfy
to pacify; calm
Derived forms of assuage
assuagement, noun assuager, noun assuasive (əˈsweɪsɪv), adjectiveWord Origin for assuage
C14: from Old French
assouagier, from Vulgar Latin
assuāviāre (unattested) to sweeten, from Latin
suāvis pleasant; see
suave