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assuage

(əsweɪdʒ)

Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense assuages, present participle assuaging, past tense, past participle assuaged

1. verb

If you assuage an unpleasant feeling that someone has, you make them feel it less strongly.

[literary]

The announcement appeared designed to assuage concerns at home and abroad. [VERB noun]

She was just trying to assuage her guilt by playing the devoted mother. [VERB noun]

Synonyms: relieve, ease, calm, moderate More Synonyms of assuage

2. verb

If you assuage a need or desire for something, you satisfy it.

[literary]

The meat they'd managed to procure assuaged their hunger. [VERB noun]

Synonyms: calm, still, quiet, relax More Synonyms of assuage

assuage in British English

(əˈsweɪdʒ)

verb (transitive)

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

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

to pacify; calm

Derived forms

assuagement (asˈsuagement)

noun

assuager (asˈsuager)

noun

assuasive (əˈsweɪsɪv)

adjective

Word origin

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

assuage in American English

(əˈsweɪdʒ; æˈsweɪdʒ)

verb transitiveWord forms: asˈsuaged or asˈsuaging

to lessen (pain, distress, etc.); allay

to calm (passion, anger, etc.); pacify

to satisfy or slake (thirst, appetite, etc.)

SIMILAR WORDS: reˈlieve

Derived forms

assuagement (asˈsuagement)

noun

Word origin

ME aswagen < OFr assouagier < L ad-, to + suavis, sweet

Examples of 'assuage' in a sentence
assuage

They're taking the high ground to assuage their feelings of guilt.The parents have to work harder and longer to earn money to assuage their guilt.He will assuage his guilt about not seeing them very often with expensive birthday presents.Many of the condolence letters that followed offered suggestions about the best way to assuage my grief.The high life in London did not entirely assuage the pain of politics.Originals could be collected to enhance Australian identity or assuage colonial guilt.I was trying to assuage my guilt.Life imprisonment will seem to many a mild sentence, and will do little to assuage years of grief.We used to trespass into a field and sit eating raw Brussels sprouts or rhubarb to assuage our hunger.That would assuage his guilt.

1 (verb) in the sense of relieve

Definition

to relieve (grief, pain, or thirst)

She was trying to assuage her guilt.

Synonyms

relieve

Drugs can relieve much of the pain.

ease

I made her a hot water bottle to ease the pain.

calm

moderate

The crisis has moderated somewhat.

temper

He had to learn to temper his enthusiasm.

soothe

Lemon tisanes with honey can soothe sore throats.

lessen

Keep immunisations up to date to lessen the risk of serious illness.

alleviate

A great deal can be done to alleviate back pain.

lighten

He felt the need to lighten the atmosphere.

allay

He did what he could to allay the children's fears.

mitigate

ways of mitigating the effects of an explosion

quench

palliate

Certain drugs can palliate the main symptoms.

Opposites

increase,

intensify

worsen

heighten

exacerbate

aggravate

2 (verb) in the sense of calm

The meat they'd managed to procure assuaged their hunger.

Synonyms

calm

She took a deep breath to calm her nerves.

still

Her crying slowly stilled.

The people's voice has been stilled.

quiet

relax

Do something that you know relaxes you.

satisfy

The pace of change has not been quick enough to satisfy everyone.

soften

He could not think how to soften the blow of what he had to tell her.

soothe

He would take her in his arms and soothe her.

appease

The offer has not appeased separatists.

lull

It is easy to be lulled into a false sense of security.

pacify

Is this just something to pacify the critics?

mollify

tranquillize

The powerful drug is used to tranquillize patients.

Opposites

provoke

infuriate

aggravate

enrage

madden

embitter

Seesoothe

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单词	assuage
释义	Trends of assuage View usage for: assuage (əsweɪdʒ) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense assuages, present participle assuaging, past tense, past participle assuaged 1. verb If you assuage an unpleasant feeling that someone has, you make them feel it less strongly. [literary] The announcement appeared designed to assuage concerns at home and abroad. [VERB noun] She was just trying to assuage her guilt by playing the devoted mother. [VERB noun] Synonyms: relieve, ease, calm, moderate More Synonyms of assuage 2. verb If you assuage a need or desire for something, you satisfy it. [literary] The meat they'd managed to procure assuaged their hunger. [VERB noun] Synonyms: calm, still, quiet, relax More Synonyms of assuage assuage in British English (əˈsweɪdʒ) verb (transitive) 1. to soothe, moderate, or relieve (grief, pain, etc) 2. to give relief to (thirst, appetite, etc); satisfy 3. to pacify; calm Derived forms assuagement (asˈsuagement) noun assuager (asˈsuager) noun assuasive (əˈsweɪsɪv) adjective Word origin C14: from Old French assouagier, from Vulgar Latin assuāviāre (unattested) to sweeten, from Latin suāvis pleasant; see suave assuage in American English (əˈsweɪdʒ; æˈsweɪdʒ) verb transitiveWord forms: asˈsuaged or asˈsuaging 1. to lessen (pain, distress, etc.); allay 2. to calm (passion, anger, etc.); pacify 3. to satisfy or slake (thirst, appetite, etc.) SIMILAR WORDS: reˈlieve Derived forms assuagement (asˈsuagement) noun Word origin ME aswagen < OFr assouagier < L ad-, to + suavis, sweet Examples of 'assuage' in a sentence assuage They're taking the high ground to assuage their feelings of guilt. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The parents have to work harder and longer to earn money to assuage their guilt. Times, Sunday Times (2007) He will assuage his guilt about not seeing them very often with expensive birthday presents. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Many of the condolence letters that followed offered suggestions about the best way to assuage my grief. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The high life in London did not entirely assuage the pain of politics. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Originals could be collected to enhance Australian identity or assuage colonial guilt. Times, Sunday Times (2007) I was trying to assuage my guilt. The Sun (2016) Life imprisonment will seem to many a mild sentence, and will do little to assuage years of grief. Times, Sunday Times (2008) We used to trespass into a field and sit eating raw Brussels sprouts or rhubarb to assuage our hunger. Times, Sunday Times (2008) That would assuage his guilt. Times, Sunday Times (2006) No inquiry can bring them back, but this one was at least an opportunity to answer vital questions and assuage grief with clarity. Times, Sunday Times (2015) The pictures were then sent to the distraught mother, helping to calm her and assuage her habit of self-harm. Times, Sunday Times (2006) I felt that hunger is such a force for good in that sense - hunger and recognising the need to assuage that hunger. Times, Sunday Times (2013) 1 (verb) in the sense of relieve Definition to relieve (grief, pain, or thirst) She was trying to assuage her guilt. Synonyms relieve Drugs can relieve much of the pain. ease I made her a hot water bottle to ease the pain. calm moderate The crisis has moderated somewhat. temper He had to learn to temper his enthusiasm. soothe Lemon tisanes with honey can soothe sore throats. lessen Keep immunisations up to date to lessen the risk of serious illness. alleviate A great deal can be done to alleviate back pain. lighten He felt the need to lighten the atmosphere. allay He did what he could to allay the children's fears. mitigate ways of mitigating the effects of an explosion quench palliate Certain drugs can palliate the main symptoms. Opposites increase, intensify , worsen , heighten , exacerbate , aggravate 2 (verb) in the sense of calm The meat they'd managed to procure assuaged their hunger. Synonyms calm She took a deep breath to calm her nerves. still Her crying slowly stilled. The people's voice has been stilled. quiet relax Do something that you know relaxes you. satisfy The pace of change has not been quick enough to satisfy everyone. soften He could not think how to soften the blow of what he had to tell her. soothe He would take her in his arms and soothe her. appease The offer has not appeased separatists. lull It is easy to be lulled into a false sense of security. pacify Is this just something to pacify the critics? mollify tranquillize The powerful drug is used to tranquillize patients. Opposites provoke , infuriate , aggravate , enrage , madden , embitter Seesoothe Nearby words of assuage assort assorted assortment assuage assume assumed assuming Synonyms of 'assuage' assuage Explore 'assuage' in the dictionary
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