From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Assuage \As*suage"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Assuaged}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Assuaging}.] [OE. asuagen, aswagen, OF. asoagier,
asuagier, fr. assouagier, fr. L. ad + suavis sweet. See
{Sweet}.]
To soften, in a figurative sense; to allay, mitigate, ease,
or lessen, as heat, pain, or grief; to appease or pacify, as
passion or tumult; to satisfy, as appetite or desire.
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Refreshing winds the summer's heat assuage. --Addison.
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To assuage the sorrows of a desolate old man --Burke.
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The fount at which the panting mind assuages
Her thirst of knowledge. --Byron.
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Syn: To alleviate; mitigate; appease; soothe; calm;
tranquilize; relieve. See {Alleviate}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Assuage \As*suage"\, v. i.
To abate or subside. [Archaic] "The waters assuaged." --Gen.
vii. 1.
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The plague being come to a crisis, its fury began to
assuage. --De Foe.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
assuage
v 1: cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of;
"She managed to mollify the angry customer" [syn: {pacify},
{lenify}, {conciliate}, {assuage}, {appease}, {mollify},
{placate}, {gentle}, {gruntle}]
2: satisfy (thirst); "The cold water quenched his thirst" [syn:
{quench}, {slake}, {allay}, {assuage}]
3: provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will
relieve your headaches" [syn: {relieve}, {alleviate},
{palliate}, {assuage}]
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