assuage


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assuage
v. sooth, calm, make less intense; appease, satisfy; conciliate

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assuage

Verb
1. cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer"
(synonym) pacify, lenify, conciliate, appease, mollify, placate, gentle, gruntle
(hypernym) calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still
2. satisfy (thirst); "The cold water quenched his thirst"
(synonym) quench, slake, allay
(hypernym) meet, satisfy, fill, fulfill, fulfil
(entail) consume, ingest, take in, take, have
3. provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will relieve your headaches"
(synonym) relieve, alleviate, palliate
(hypernym) better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
(hyponym) soothe
(derivation) relief, alleviation, assuagement


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assuage
v. zmírnit

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Assuage
(v. t.)
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.
  
 
(v. i.)
To abate or subside.
  

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