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assuageOne entry found. Main Entry: as·suage Pronunciation: \ə-ˈswāj also -ˈswāzh or -ˈswäzh\ Function: transitive verb Inflected Form(s): as·suaged; as·suag·ing Etymology: Middle English aswagen, from Anglo-French asuager, from Vulgar Latin *assuaviare, from Latin ad- + suavis sweet — more at sweet Date: 14th century 1 : to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease <unable to assuage their grief> synonyms see relieve — as·suage·ment \-mənt\ noun
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