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assuage

verb

/əˈsweɪdʒ/

Meaning

To make an unpleasant feeling less intense; to ease or relieve.

The kind words helped assuage her anxiety.

assuage one's fears

ease, relieve, alleviate, soothe, pacify

aggravate, intensify, worsen

assuage fears, assuage anger, assuage pain

to control or manage the functioning of something

to reach a conclusion by reasoning or inference

to protect or defend against something undesirable; to prevent

To provide evidence or reasons to support an argument or idea.

to remove unwanted plants from a garden; to eliminate undesirable elements

To increase, improve, or raise something.