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assuaging

Variant of assuage

transitive verb assuaged, assuaging

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

Related Forms:

assuagement noun

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