assuage

tr.v., -suaged, -suag·ing, -suag·es.

1. To make (something burdensome or painful) less intense or severe: assuage her grief. See synonyms at relieve.
2. To satisfy or appease (hunger or thirst, for example).
3. To pacify or calm: assuage their chronic insecurity.

[Middle English asswagen, from Old French assuagier, from Vulgar Latin *assuāviāre : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin suāvis, sweet, delightful.]

assuagement as·suage'ment n.

verb

1. To make less severe or more bearable: allay, alleviate, comfort, ease, lessen, lighten, mitigate, palliate, relieve. See increase/decrease.
2. To ease the anger or agitation of: appease, calm (down), conciliate, dulcify, gentle, mollify, pacify, placate, propitiate, soften, soothe, sweeten. Idioms: pour oil on troubled water. See calm/agitation.

v

Definition: soothe, relieve
Antonyms: exacerbate, upset

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IN BRIEF: To reduce fear, excitement, pain, or disease.

Gaining knowledge can help assuage fear.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - dulme, lindre, mildne

Nederlands (Dutch)
lessen, stillen, kalmeren, verzachten

Français (French)
v. tr. - apaiser, étancher, assouvir, soulager, calmer

Deutsch (German)
v. - lindern, stillen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - καταπραϋνω, κατευνάζω

Italiano (Italian)
mitigare, dissetare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - aliviar, amenizar, acalmar

Русский (Russian)
успокаивать, утолять, смягчать, умиротворять

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - aliviar, mitigar, aplacar, calmar, saciar, satisfacer

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - lindra, mildra

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
缓和, 减轻, 镇定

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 緩和, 減輕, 鎮定

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 누그러뜨리다, ~을 달래다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 緩和する, 満たす

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يهدي, يسكن, يشبع, ينفع, يطفي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הרגיע, שיכך‬

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