ASSUAGE
- to lessen the intensity of something that pains or distresses ease.
- to make less severe [v ASSUAGED, ASSUAGES, ASSUAGING] : ASSUASIVE [adj]
- to lessen (pain, grief, etc.)
- to make less severe, also ASSWAGE [v ASSUAGED, ASSUAGING, ASSUAGES]
- is a formal word most often used when the intensity of something painful or distressing, such as guilt or fear, is being lessened, as in efforts to assuage their concerns.
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