assuage
To lessen the intensity of, to mitigate or relieveTo lessen the intensity of, to mitigate or relieve (hunger, emotion, pain, etc.).
» This medicine will assuage the pain.
Dieses Medikament wird den Schmerz lindern.
Это лекарство смягчит боль.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To lessen the intensity of, to mitigate or relieve (hunger, emotion, pain, etc.).
lindern, mildern, abschwächen
уменьша́тьumenʹšátʹ, смягча́тьsmjaxčátʹ
пом'якшуватиpomʺjakšuvaty
(transitive)To pacify or soothe (someone).
besänftigen, beschwichtigen
успока́иватьuspokáivatʹ, успоко́итьuspokóitʹ
заспокоюватиzaspokojuvaty, вгамовуватиvhamovuvaty
(intransitive, obsolete)To calm down, become less violent (of passion, hunger etc.); to subside, to abate.
- provide physical relief, as from pain
- satisfy (thirst)
- cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
Examples
6 sentencesThis medicine will assuage the pain.
ruЭто лекарство смягчит боль. — odexed
deDieses Medikament wird den Schmerz lindern. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I did it to assuage my conscience.
ruЯ сделал это для успокоения совести. — marafon
The teacher assuaged some work to every child.
Her reassurances assuaged his worries.
deIhre Zusicherungen beschwichtigten seine Sorgen. — Lenjo
Your proposals do not assuage my fears of what could possibly happen in the future.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English aswagen, from Old French asuagier (“to appease, to calm”), from VulgarFrom Middle English aswagen, from Old French asuagier (“to appease, to calm”), from Vulgar Latin *assuāviō (“to sweeten, to butter up, to calm”), derived from Latin ad- + suāvis (“sweet”) + -iō.
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Forms
assuages, assuaging, assuaged, assuagedSynonyms
14 synonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle