PART OF SPEECH: Verb.
- 3rd person present: assuages;
- past tense: assuaged;
- past participle: assuaged;
- gerund or present participle: assuaging.
PRONUNCIATION: /əˈsweɪdʒ/; (ah-swayge).
SYLLABLES: (2) as·suage.
MEANING:
- to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses).
- to make (something, such as an unpleasant feeling) less painful, severe, etc.
- making something milder or better.
- to put an end to by satisfying.
SENTENCE EXAMPLES:
- His reply did little to assuage my suspicions.
- He was unable to assuage their grief.
- an opportunity occurred to assuage her desire for knowledge.
- the letter assuaged the fears of most members.
- vainly strove to assuage an implacable foe … — Edward Gibbon.
- assuage his thirst.
- He couldn't assuage his guilt over the divorce.
- a mother cooing to her toddler and assuaging his fear of the dark.
ORIGIN:
Middle English aswagen, from Anglo-French asuager, (Old French assouagier, asouagier,) based on (Vulgar Latin assuaviare,) Latin ad- 'to' (expressing change) + suavis 'sweet'.
FIRST KNOWN USE: 14th century.
SYNONYMS: abate, pacify, quiet, appease, quench, allay, alleviate, help, ease, mitigate, mollify, palliate, relieve, soothe.
ANTONYMS: aggravate, exacerbate.
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