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   assuage

   /əˈsweɪdʒ/

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   • 1. make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense: "the letter assuaged the fears of most members" Similar relieveeasealleviatesoothemitigatedampenallaycalmpalliateabatelulltempersuppresssmotherstiflesubduetranquillizemollifymoderatemodifytone downattenuatedilutelessendiminishdecreasereducelowerput an end toput a stop totake the edge offinformal:killrare:lenifyOpposite aggravate
   • ▪ satisfy (an appetite or desire): "an opportunity occurred to assuage her desire for knowledge" Similar satisfyfulfilgratifyappeaseindulgerelieveslakesatesatiatequenchquellovercomecheckkeep in checkdullbluntallaytake the edge offdiminishOpposite intensify

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French assouagier, asouagier, based on Latin ad- ‘to’ (expressing change) + suavis ‘sweet’.

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   • 1. assuagement noun

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   What does assuage mean?

   • The meaning of ASSUAGE is to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease. How to use assuage in a sentence. Assuage Stays Sweet Over Time Synonym Discussion of Assuage.

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   What is the meaning of assuagement?

   • to make less severe or more bearable; alleviate. The support of her friends helped to assuage her sorrow over the loss of her husband. to satisfy or appease; relieve. The meal assuaged his appetite. assuagement (n.)

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   Where does the word 'assuage' come from?

   • Assuage comes from the Latin adjective suavis, meaning—you guessed it—“sweet.” ( Sweet itself is also a distant relation.) Perhaps recalling Mary Poppins (as played by Julie Andrews in the titular film) singing to the Banks children will make the link indelible: “A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down.”

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   What does it mean if you assuage a need or desire?

   • If you assuage a need or desire for something, you satisfy it. The meat they'd managed to procure assuaged their hunger. [VERB noun] Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. 3. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. 3.

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   verb [ T ] formal uk / əˈsweɪdʒ / us / əˈsweɪdʒ / Add to word list. to make unpleasant feelings less strong: The government has tried to assuage the public's fears. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Making things better. add salt to something idiom. allay. alleviate. alleviation. ameliorate. cultivate. liven (something) up. lubricate.

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   Assuage definition: to make milder or less severe; alleviate; ease; mitigate. See examples of ASSUAGE used in a sentence.

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   to make unpleasant feelings less strong: The government has tried to assuage the public's fears. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Making things better. add salt to something idiom. allay. alleviate. alleviation. ameliorate.

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   If you assuage an unpleasant feeling, you make it go away. Assuaging your hunger by eating a bag of marshmallows may cause you other unpleasant feelings. The most common things that we assuage are fears, concerns, guilt, grief, anxiety, and anger .

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   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.

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