assuages; assuaged; assuaging
formal
: to make (something, such as an unpleasant feeling) less painful, severe, etc.
The company tried to assuage [=soothe, calm, ease] investors' fears.
City officials needed to assuage [=lessen, relieve] neighbors' concerns about the new factory.
He couldn't assuage his guilt over the divorce.
trying to assuage [=alleviate] his hunger/thirst
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“Assuage.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/assuage. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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