assuage

verb
UK: /əˈsweɪdʒ/
US: /əˈsweɪdʒ/

  1. To make unpleasant feelings less strong.

    1. I ate something to assuage my hunger. [ ] [ ]
    2. The government tried to assuage public fears over the new policy, but failed. [ ] [ ]

  2. To satisfy or relieve a need or desire.

    1. The glass of water assuaged my thirst. [ ] [ ]
    2. Nothing could assuage her grief after losing her beloved pet, which she adored. [ ] [ ]

  3. To calm or pacify someone.

    1. He tried to assuage his crying baby. [ ] [ ]
    2. The company issued a statement to assuage concerns about the environmental impact. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

relieve alleviate appease mollify mitigate soothe pacify satisfy
assuage adjective

  1. Reduced in intensity or severity.

    1. Her pain was assuaged by the medicine. [ ] [ ]
    2. The doctor reported the patient's symptoms were assuaged with physical therapy. [ ] [ ]

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "assuage" in English means: To make unpleasant feelings less strong., To satisfy or relieve a need or desire., To calm or pacify someone..

The phonetic transcription of "assuage" is /əˈsweɪdʒ/ in British English and /əˈsweɪdʒ/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "assuage": relieve, alleviate, appease, mollify, mitigate, soothe, pacify, satisfy.

Example usage of "assuage": "I ate something to assuage my hunger.". More examples on the page.