assuage

[əˈsweɪdʒ]

assuage Definition

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

Using assuage: Examples

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

  • Example

    The medicine helped to assuage her pain.

  • Example

    He tried to assuage his guilt by apologizing.

  • Example

    She offered him some food to assuage his hunger.

  • Example

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

assuage Synonyms and Antonyms

Antonyms for assuage

Phrases with assuage

  • assuage one's fears

    to calm or alleviate one's fears or anxieties

    Example

    The doctor tried to assuage her fears about the surgery.

  • assuage one's thirst

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

    Example

    He drank a glass of water to assuage his thirst.

  • assuage one's anger

    to calm or pacify one's anger or resentment

    Example

    She apologized to assuage his anger.

Origins of assuage

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

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Summary: assuage in Brief

'Assuage' [əˈsweɪdʒ] means to make an unpleasant feeling less intense or severe, or to satisfy a desire or need. It is often used in contexts like 'The medicine helped to assuage her pain.' and 'She offered him some food to assuage his hunger.' Phrases like 'assuage one's fears' and 'assuage one's anger' use 'assuage' to denote calming or pacifying emotions.