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assuage

/ assuage /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
provide physical relief, as from pain
"This pill will relieve your headaches"
Type of:
better improve amend
Kinds of:
soothe comfort ease
Derived:
relief alleviation assuagement palliation easing
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 2
satisfy (thirst)
"The cold water quenched his thirst"
Type of:
meet satisfy fill
Entails:
consume ingest take in
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
"She managed to mollify the angry customer"
Type of:
calm calm down quiet
Derived:
placation conciliation propitiation mollification pacification
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Semantic Complexity
44%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
25
Times Searched
2
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better improve amend soothe comfort ease meet satisfy fill calm calm down quiet