assuaged

[uh-sweyjd]

assuaged Definition

• 1. to make an unpleasant feeling less intense or severe
• 2. to satisfy a desire or need

Using assuaged: Examples

Take a moment to familiarize yourself with how "assuaged" can be used in various situations through the following examples!

• Example

  The medicine assuaged her pain.

• Example

  He tried to assuage his guilt by apologizing.

• Example

  The company donated money to assuage public concerns about their environmental impact.

assuaged Synonyms and Antonyms

Synonyms for assuaged

• relieve
• ease
• alleviate
• mitigate
• quell

Antonyms for assuaged

• aggravate
• intensify

Phrases with assuaged

• assuage one's thirst

  to quench one's thirst, to satisfy one's desire for something

  Example

  After a long hike, we stopped at a stream to assuage our thirst.

• assuage one's fears

  to calm or alleviate one's fears or anxieties

  Example

  The doctor reassured the patient to assuage her fears about the surgery.

• assuage one's hunger

  to satisfy one's hunger, to quell one's appetite

  Example

  She ate a sandwich to assuage her hunger before the dinner party.

Origins of assuaged

from Old French 'assouagier', from Vulgar Latin 'adsuaviare', from Latin 'suavis' meaning 'sweet'

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Summary: assuaged in Brief

'Assuaged' [uh-sweyjd] is a verb that means to make an unpleasant feeling less intense or severe, or to satisfy a desire or need. It can be used in various contexts such as physical pain, emotional distress, or public concerns. Phrases like 'assuage one's thirst' and 'assuage one's fears' use 'assuage' to denote satisfying a desire or calming anxieties. Synonyms include 'relieve' and 'alleviate.'