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allay
(/@/'l/eI/ )

noun (n)

  • Alleviation; abatement; check.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • Alloy.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • lessen the intensity of or calm(verb.emotion)
    Synonym:
    ease, relieve, still
    source: wordnet30
  • satisfy (thirst)(verb.consumption)
    Synonym:
    assuage, quench, slake
    source: wordnet30
  • To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm; as, to allay popular excitement; to allay the tumult of the passions.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To diminish in strength; to abate; to subside.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To mix (metals); to mix with a baser metal; to alloy; to deteriorate.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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