assuage

as·suage

 (ə-swāj′)

tr.v. as·suaged, as·suag·ing, as·suag·es

1. To make (something burdensome or painful) less intense or severe: assuage her grief. See Synonyms at relieve.

2. To satisfy or appease (hunger or thirst, for example).

3. To appease or calm: assuaged his critics.

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[Middle English asswagen, from Old French assuagier, from Vulgar Latin *assuāviāre : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin suāvis, sweet, delightful; see swād- in Indo-European roots.]

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as·suage′ment n.

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assuage

(əˈsweɪdʒ)

vb (tr)

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

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

3. to pacify; calm

[C14: from Old French assouagier, from Vulgar Latin assuāviāre (unattested) to sweeten, from Latin suāvis pleasant; see suave]

asˈsuagement n

asˈsuager n

assuasive adj

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as•suage

(əˈsweɪdʒ, əˈsweɪʒ)

v.t. -suaged, -suag•ing.

1. to make milder or less severe; relieve; ease; mitigate: to assuage one's grief.

2. to appease; satisfy; allay: to assuage one's hunger.

3. to soothe, calm, or mollify: to assuage one's fears.

[1250–1300; < Old French asouagier < Vulgar Latin *assuāviāre < Latin as- as- + -suāviāre <suāvis suave]

as•suage′ment, n.

as•suag′er, n.

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assuage

Past participle: assuaged
Gerund: assuaging

Imperative

assuage

assuage

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	assuage - cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer" appease, conciliate, gentle, gruntle, lenify, mollify, pacify, placate calm, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize, calm down, quiet, quieten, lull - make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
	2.	assuage - satisfy (thirst); "The cold water quenched his thirst" quench, slake, allay fulfil, fulfill, satisfy, meet, fill - fill or meet a want or need
	3.	assuage - provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will relieve your headaches" alleviate, relieve, palliate 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" ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better - to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"

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assuage

verb

1. relieve, ease, calm, moderate, temper, soothe, lessen, alleviate, lighten, allay, mitigate, quench, palliate She was trying to assuage her guilt.
relieve increase, intensify, worsen, heighten, exacerbate, aggravate

2. calm, still, quiet, relax, satisfy, soften, soothe, appease, lull, pacify, mollify, tranquillize The meat they'd managed to procure assuaged their hunger.
calm provoke, infuriate, aggravate, enrage, madden, embitter

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assuage

verb

1. To make less severe or more bearable:

allay, alleviate, comfort, ease, lessen, lighten, mitigate, palliate, relieve.

2. To ease the anger or agitation of:

appease, calm (down), conciliate, dulcify, gentle, mollify, pacify, placate, propitiate, soften, soothe, sweeten.

Idiom: pour oil on troubled water.

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Translations

apaciguarsosegar

apaiserassouvircalmerrassurersoulager

allattamentocontentaremitigare

смягчатьуменьшать

assuage

[əˈsweɪdʒ] VT (liter) [+ feelings, anger] → aplacar; [+ pain] → calmar, aliviar; [+ passion] → mitigar, suavizar; [+ desire] → satisfacer; [+ appetite] → satisfacer, saciar; [+ person] → apaciguar, sosegar
he was not easily assuaged → no resultaba fácil apaciguarlo or sosegarlo

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assuage

[əˈsweɪdʒ] vt [+ grief, pain] → soulager; [+ thirst, appetite, hunger] → assouvir; [+ guilt] → atténuer; [+ anger] → apaiser

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assuage

vt hunger, thirst, desire → stillen, befriedigen; anger, fears etc → beschwichtigen; pain, grief → lindern; guilt → vermindern; conscience → erleichtern

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assuage

[əˈsweɪdʒ] vt (frm) (feelings, pain) → attenuare, alleviare; (appetite) → placare

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