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.

(uh-SWAYJ, uh-SWAYZH)

verb tr.
1. To soften or relieve (a burden or pain).
2. To pacify.
3. To appease or satisfy.

Etymology
From Middle English aswagen, from Old French assouagier, from Vulgar Latin assuaviare, from Latin ad- + suavis (sweet).

Usage
"As soon as Alliance Theatre Artistic Director Susan V. Booth heard about last week's terrorist assault, she began planning an event that would use drama and literature to assuage the grief." — Speed Reads, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Sep 21, 2001.

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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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