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assuage
UK /əˈsweɪd͡ʒ/ US /əˈswɑʒ/
verb 3
Definitions
verb
1
To lessen the intensity of, to mitigate or relieve (hunger, emotion, pain, etc.).
Refreshing winds the summer's heat assuage.
to assuage the sorrows of a desolate old man
2
To pacify or soothe (someone).
3
To calm down, become less violent (of passion, hunger etc.); to subside, to abate.
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