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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
Refreshing winds the summer's heat assuage. --Addison.
To assuage the sorrows of a desolate old man --Burke.
The fount at which the panting mind assuages Her thirst
of knowledge. --Byron.
Syn: To alleviate; mitigate; appease; soothe; calm;
tranquilize; relieve. See {Alleviate}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Assuage \As*suage"\, v. i.
To abate or subside. [Archaic] ``The waters assuaged.''
--Gen. vii. 1.
The plague being come to a crisis, its fury began to
assuage. --De Foe.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
assuage
v 1: cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
"She managed to mollify her angry boss" [syn: {pacify},
{lenify}, {conciliate}, {appease}, {mollify}, {placate},
{gentle}, {gruntle}]
2: satisfy (thirst) [syn: {quench}, {slake}, {allay}]
3: provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will
relieve your headaches" [syn: {relieve}, {alleviate}, {palliate}]
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