allay
noun
1. alleviation; abatement; check
verb
1. lessen the intensity of or calm
Similar word(s): ease, relieve, still
Definition categories: emotion, comfort, console, solace, soothe
2. satisfy (thirst)
Similar word(s): assuage, quench, slake
Definition categories: consumption, fill, fit, fulfil, fulfill, meet, satisfy
Sentences with allay as a verb:
- to allay popular excitement
- to allay the tumult of the passions
- to allay the severity of affliction or the bitterness of adversity