assuage
verb /əˈsweɪdʒ/
/əˈsweɪdʒ/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they assuage | /əˈsweɪdʒ/ /əˈsweɪdʒ/ |
| he / she / it assuages | /əˈsweɪdʒɪz/ /əˈsweɪdʒɪz/ |
| past simple assuaged | /əˈsweɪdʒd/ /əˈsweɪdʒd/ |
| past participle assuaged | /əˈsweɪdʒd/ /əˈsweɪdʒd/ |
| -ing form assuaging | /əˈsweɪdʒɪŋ/ /əˈsweɪdʒɪŋ/ |
- assuage something to make an unpleasant feeling less severe
- His reply did little to assuage my suspicions.
- to assuage your guilt/fears
Oxford Collocations DictionaryAssuage is used with these nouns as the object:- anxiety
- concern
- conscience
- …
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French assouagier, asouagier, based on Latin ad- ‘to’ (expressing change) + suavis ‘sweet’.