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as·suage /əˈsweɪdʒ, əˈsweɪʒ/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[uh-sweyj, uh-sweyzh]
-verb (used with object), -suaged, -suag·ing. 1. to make milder or less severe; relieve; ease; mitigate: to assuage one's grief; to assuage one's pain.
2. to appease; satisfy; allay; relieve: to assuage one's hunger.
3. to soothe, calm, or mollify: to assuage his fears; to assuage her anger.
-verb (used with object), -suaged, -suag·ing. 1. to make milder or less severe; relieve; ease; mitigate: to assuage one's grief; to assuage one's pain.
2. to appease; satisfy; allay; relieve: to assuage one's hunger.
3. to soothe, calm, or mollify: to assuage his fears; to assuage her anger.