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Tuesday, December 09
assuage v.t.

Definition: 1. to make milder or less severe; relieve; ease; mitigate. 2. to appease; satisfy. 3. to soothe, calm, or mollify.

Example: to assuage one's grief. to assuage one's hunger. to assuage one's fears.

Synonyms: alleviate


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