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📚 verb • entry_id 10127

assuage

/əˈsweɪd͡ʒ/
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Meanings (ES + gloss)
aliviar • calmar • mitigar • satisfacer
To lessen the intensity of, to mitigate or relieve (hunger, emotion, pain, etc.).
Refreshing winds the summer's heat assuage.
to assuage the sorrows of a desolate old man
Phrases
assuageableassuagementassuagerassuaginglyunassuagedunassuaging
Word forms
assuagedassuagedassuagesassuagingasswagesuageswagetasswage