Allay can be categorized as a verb.
Verb |
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| allay - lessen the intensity of or calm; "The news eased my conscience"; "still the fears" | ||
| allay - satisfy (thirst); "The cold water quenched his thirst" | ||
Noun |
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| allay - alleviation; abatement; check. |
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| 1. | verb | She tried to allay their fears but only ended up heightening them. | |
| 2. | verb | When his advances were rebuffed, he attempted to allay his rankled ego by publicly undermining her intelligence. | |
| 3. | verb | This medicine will allay the pain. | |
| 4. | verb | "Beware... / Yet first 'twere best these billows to allay. / Far other coin hereafter ye shall pay / for crimes like these." | |
| 5. | verb | Much-musing, to the woodland nymphs I pray, / and Mars, the guardian of the Thracian plain, / with favouring grace the omen to allay, / and bless the dreadful vision. |
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| She tried to allay their fears but only ended up heightening them. | |
| When his advances were rebuffed, he attempted to allay his rankled ego by publicly undermining her intelligence. | |
| This medicine will allay the pain. | |
| "Beware... / Yet first 'twere best these billows to allay. / Far other coin hereafter ye shall pay / for crimes like these." | |
| Much-musing, to the woodland nymphs I pray, / and Mars, the guardian of the Thracian plain, / with favouring grace the omen to allay, / and bless the dreadful vision. | |