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Assuage is defined as to make better or lessen.

(verb)

An example of something that a nurse might assuage is someone's pain with the distribution of medicine.

The definition of assuage is to fulfill the needs of.

(verb)

An example of something that you may assuage is your need for sleep.

Assuage means to pacify.

(verb)

An example something that a parent may assuage is a child's fear of the monster under the bed.

See assuage in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb assuaged, assuaging

to lessen (pain, distress, etc.); allay
to calm (passion, anger, etc.); pacify
to satisfy or slake (thirst, appetite, etc.)

Origin: ME aswagen < OFr assouagier < L ad-, to + suavis, sweet

Related Forms:

assuagement noun

See assuage in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb as·suaged, as·suag·ing, as·suag·es

To make (something burdensome or painful) less intense or severe: assuage her grief. See Synonyms at relieve.
To satisfy or appease (hunger or thirst, for example).
To pacify or calm: assuage their chronic insecurity.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English asswagen

Origin: , from Old French assuagier

Origin: , from Vulgar Latin *assuāviāre

Origin: : Latin ad-, ad-

Origin: + Latin suāvis, sweet, delightful; see swād- in Indo-European roots

Related Forms:

as·suageˈment noun

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