assuaged

Variant of assuage

assuage definition

as·suage (ə swāj′, a-)

transitive verb assuaged -·suaged′, assuaging -·suag′·ing

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

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

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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