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assuage

as·suage [ ə swáyj ] (past and past participle as·suaged, present participle as·suag·ing, 3rd person present singular as·suag·es)

transitive verb

Definition:

relieve something unpleasant: to provide relief from something distressing or painful ( formal )

Constant reassurance could not assuage their fears.

[13th century. Via Old French assuagier< assumed Vulgar Latin assuaviare "sweeten" < Latin suavis "sweet"]

as·suage·ment noun

as·suag·er noun

as·sua·sive [ ə swáyssiv, ə swáyziv ] adjective

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