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assuaged

[uh-sweyjd]

assuaged Definition

  • 1to make an unpleasant feeling less intense or severe
  • 2to 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

Antonyms for assuaged

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.

  • 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.'