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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Assuage \As*suage"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Assuaged; p. pr. &
vb. n. Assuaging.] [OE. asuagen, aswagen, OF. asoagier,
asuagier, fr. assouagier, fr. L. ad + suavis sweet. See
Sweet.]
To soften, in a figurative sense; to allay, mitigate, ease,
or lessen, as heat, pain, or grief; to appease or pacify, as
passion or tumult; to satisfy, as appetite or desire.
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Refreshing winds the summer's heat assuage. --Addison.
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To assuage the sorrows of a desolate old man --Burke.
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The fount at which the panting mind assuages
Her thirst of knowledge. --Byron.
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Syn: To alleviate; mitigate; appease; soothe; calm;
tranquilize; relieve. See Alleviate.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Assuage \As*suage"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Assuaged; p. pr. &
vb. n. Assuaging.] [OE. asuagen, aswagen, OF. asoagier,
asuagier, fr. assouagier, fr. L. ad + suavis sweet. See
Sweet.]
To soften, in a figurative sense; to allay, mitigate, ease,
or lessen, as heat, pain, or grief; to appease or pacify, as
passion or tumult; to satisfy, as appetite or desire.
Refreshing winds the summer's heat assuage. --Addison.
To assuage the sorrows of a desolate old man --Burke.
The fount at which the panting mind assuages Her thirst
of knowledge. --Byron.
Syn: To alleviate; mitigate; appease; soothe; calm;
tranquilize; relieve. See Alleviate.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
assuaging
n.
The act of one who assuages.
vb.
(present participle of en assuage nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
assuaging
n.
The act of one who assuages.
vb.
(present participle of en assuage nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
assuaging
n.
The act of one who assuages.
vb.
(present participle of en assuage nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
assuaging
n.
The act of one who assuages.
vb.
(present participle of en assuage nocat=1)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
assuaging
Englanti vb.
(en-v-taivm a ssuag ing e)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
assuaging
Engelska a.
(avledning en assuage ordform=prespart)
Engelska vb.
(böjning en verb assuage)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Assuaging /ɐswˈeɪdʒɪŋ/
التّخفيف
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
assuaging /ɐswˈeɪdʒɪŋ/
beschwichtigend
see: assuage, assuaged
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
assuaging /ɐswˈeɪdʒɪŋ/
lindernd, erleichternd, vermindernd
see: assuage, assuaged, assuages, assuaged, assuage pain
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
assuaging /ɐswˈeɪdʒɪŋ/
stillend, befriedigend
see: assuage, assuaged
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