assuage

[US]/əˈsweɪdʒ/
[UK]/əˈsweɪdʒ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. alleviate; ease; calm.
Word Forms
Third Person Singularassuages
Present Participleassuaging
Past Participleassuaged
Past Tenseassuaged
Pluralassuages

Phrases & Collocations

assuage worries

assuage fears

assuage pain

assuage guilt

assuage anger

Example Sentences

assuage their chronic insecurity.

The medicine is used to assuage pain.

the letter assuaged the fears of most members.

an opportunity occurred to assuage her desire for knowledge.

assuage her grief.See Synonyms at relieve

Talking to her helped to assuage my guilt.

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