Definition of assuage Assuage
/ʌswejˈʤ/ - [usweyj] - as•suage
We found 12 definitions of assuage from 6 different sources.
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What does assuage mean?
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| assuage - cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer" | ||
| pacify, lenify, conciliate, appease, mollify, placate, gentle, gruntle | ||
| quiet, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize, calm down, lull, quieten, calm, still become quiet or less intensive; "the fighting lulled for a moment" | ||
| assuage - provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will relieve your headaches" | ||
| relieve, alleviate, palliate | ||
| ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better make amendments to; "amend the document" | ||
| soothe cause to feel better; "the medicine soothes the pain of the inflammation" | ||
| comfort, ease lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate; "ease the pain in your legs" | ||
| assuage - satisfy (thirst); "The cold water quenched his thirst" | ||
| quench, slake, allay | ||
| ingest, consume, take in, have, take engage fully; "The effort to pass the exam consumed all his energy" | ||
| fulfil, fulfill, satisfy, fill, meet make happy or satisfied | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- assuage (v. t.)
To soften, in a figurative sense; to allay, mitigate, ease, or lessen, as heat, pain, or grief; to appease or pacify, as passion or tumult; to satisfy, as appetite or desire. - assuage (v. i.)
To abate or subside.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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assuage
To bring peace to a place or situation. -
assuage
To lessen the intensity of a situation. -
assuage
To make easier to endure; provide physical relief, as from pain.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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assuage
as-swāj′, v.t. to soften, mitigate, or allay.—v.i. to abate or subside: to diminish.—n. Assuage′ment, abatement: mitigation.—adj. Assuā′sive, softening, mild. [O. Fr., formed as if from a L. assuaviāre—ad, to, suavis, mild.]
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🔤- assuage, verb, present, 1st person singular of assuage (infinitive).
- assuage, verb (infinitive).
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