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ASSUAGE

\ɐswˈe͡ɪd͡ʒ], \ɐswˈe‍ɪd‍ʒ], \ɐ_s_w_ˈeɪ_dʒ]\

Definitions of ASSUAGE

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language

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provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will relieve your headaches"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will relieve your headaches"
cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify her angry boss"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

To soften or soothe; allay or lessen, as pain or grief; appease or pacify, as passion.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

To soften, mitigate, or allay.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Assuagement.
Assuasive.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

Assuagement.
To make less violent; alleviate; soothe; allay; abate; calm.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

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