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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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as·suage·ment nounas·suag·er nounas·sua·sive [ ə swáyssiv, ə swáyziv ] adjective
