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6 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Allay \Al*lay"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Allayed}; p. pr & vb n. {Allaying}.] [OE. alaien, aleggen to lay down put down humble, put an end to AS [=a]lecgan; [=a]- (cf. Goth. us-, G. er-, orig. meaning out) + lecgan to lay; but confused with old forms of allege, alloy, alegge. See {Lay}.] 1. To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm; as to allay popular excitement; to allay the tumult of the passions. 2. To alleviate; to abate; to mitigate; as to allay the severity of affliction or the bitterness of adversity. It would allay the burning quality of that fell poison. --Shak. Syn: To alleviate; check; repress; assuage; appease; abate; subdue; destroy; compose; soothe; calm; quiet. See {Alleviate}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Allay \Al*lay"\, v. t. To diminish in strength; to abate; to subside. ``When the rage allays.'' --Shak. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Allay \Al*lay"\, n. Alloy. [Obs.] --Chaucer. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Allay \Al*lay"\, n. Alleviation; abatement; check. [Obs.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Allay \Al*lay"\, v. t. To mix (metals); to mix with a baser metal; to alloy; to deteriorate. [Archaic] --Fuller. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: allay v 1: lessen the intensity of calm; as of of anxieties and fears [syn: {still}, {relieve}, {ease}] 2: satisfy (thirst) [syn: {quench}, {slake}, {assuage}]
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