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Word: assuage (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Verb:

  • intransitive obsolete To calm down, become less violent (of passion, hunger etc.); to subside, to abate.
  • transitive To lessen the intensity of, to mitigate or relieve (hunger, emotion, pain etc.).
  • transitive To pacify or soothe (someone).

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