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as·suage
 assuage
- pronunciation:
sweIj
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
assuaged, assuages, assuaging |
| definition 1: |
to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate.
The support of her friends helped to assuage her sorrow over the loss of her husband.- synonyms:
- allay, alleviate, appease, comfort, mitigate, palliate, relieve, soothe
- antonyms:
- aggravate, exacerbate
- similar words:
- abate, calm, hush, lessen, lighten, mollify, placate, quell, remedy, solace, succor
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| definition 2: |
to satisfy or appease; relieve.
The meal assuaged his appetite.- synonyms:
- appease, quench, relieve, satisfy, slake
- antonyms:
- exacerbate, intensify
- similar words:
- allay, pacify, sate, satiate
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| related words: |
ameliorate, appease, buff, buffer, console, disarm, ease, mitigate, quench, quiet, relieve, smooth, soothe, still |
| derivation: |
assuagement (n.) |
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