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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 clear someone of blame or suspicion; to show or prove to be right, reasonable, or justified.

to remove hair from the skin, especially by mechanical or chemical means

to praise enthusiastically and highly

to criticize or scold sharply; to express disapproval

to cheat someone out of money or possessions by deceit

to praise formally or officially