allay

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/əˈleɪ/ English

Definitions

noun

Alleviation; abatement; check.
An alloy.

verb

To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm.“to allay popular excitement”
To alleviate; to abate; to mitigate.“to allay the severity of affliction or the bitterness of adversity”
To subside, abate, become peaceful.
To mix (metals); to mix with a baser metal; to alloy; to deteriorate.

Related words

Synonyms

abate alleviate appease assuage calm compose quiet soothe relieve ease still quench slake mollify mitigating placate mitigate pacify

Associated

fears worries suspicion concerns doubts investigative examine anxiety fear loyalty options concern

Rhymes

convey display dismay sobriquet disarray gay decay play portray cache

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