Tuesday word: Assuage
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Assuage (verb)
as·suage [uh-sweyj, uh-sweyzh]
verb (used with object)
1. to make milder or less severe; relieve; ease; mitigate: to assuage one's grief; to assuage one's pain.
2. to appease; satisfy; allay; relieve: to assuage one's hunger.
3. to soothe, calm, or mollify: to assuage his fears; to assuage her anger.
OTHER WORDS FROM ASSUAGE
as·suage·ment, noun
as·suag·er, noun
un·as·suag·ing, adjective
WORDS RELATED TO ASSUAGE
allay, alleviate, appease, lessen, mitigate, mollify, pacify, placate, quench, sate, satisfy, soften, temper, calm, compose, conciliate, cool, ease, fill, lighten
See synonyms for: assuage / assuaging / assuagement on Thesaurus.com
OTHER WORDS FOR ASSUAGE
1, 2. allay, diminish, lessen, relieve.
OPPOSITES FOR ASSUAGE
intensify.
ORIGIN: First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English aswagen, from Old French asouagier, from unrecorded Vulgar Latin assuaviare, equivalent to Latin as- as- + -suaviare, verbal derivative of Latin suavis “agreeable to the taste, pleasant” (cf. suave; akin to sweet)
HOW TO USE ASSUAGE IN A SENTENCE
Rashad also issued an apology on July 2 for her initial Cosby Tweet, but it has not been enough to assuage some of her critics.
WITH SUPPORT FOR BILL COSBY, PHYLICIA RASHAD BECOMES JUST ONE OF SEVERAL DEANS TO TWEET THEMSELVES INTO TROUBLE|LGBTQ-EDITOR|JULY 12, 2021|NO STRAIGHT NEWS
The statements made by Lordstown execs Tuesday appeared to be an attempt, which backfired, to assuage investors.
LORDSTOWN MOTORS REVERSES CLAIMS ABOUT ‘BINDING ORDERS’ FOR ELECTRIC PICKUP TRUCK|KIRSTEN KOROSEC|JUNE 17, 2021|TECHCRUNCH
It is obviously predicated not on assuaging concerns but, instead, on generating them.
KEVIN MCCARTHY LIVES IN AN IDYLLIC UNIVERSE WHERE HIS PARTY NO LONGER QUESTIONS THE 2020 ELECTION RESULTS|PHILIP BUMP|MAY 12, 2021|WASHINGTON POST
The rise of curated marketplaces is one attempt to assuage brands’ fears, giving them the tools to filter for the inventory and target audience that matches their goals and KPIs.
GAMING ADVERTISING FORUM RECAP: RAPIDLY GROWING SECTOR’S MASSIVE PLATFORMS AND USER DIVERSITY UNDERESTIMATED|JIM COOPER|APRIL 20, 2021|DIGIDAY
Assuage (verb)
as·suage [uh-sweyj, uh-sweyzh]
verb (used with object)
1. to make milder or less severe; relieve; ease; mitigate: to assuage one's grief; to assuage one's pain.
2. to appease; satisfy; allay; relieve: to assuage one's hunger.
3. to soothe, calm, or mollify: to assuage his fears; to assuage her anger.
OTHER WORDS FROM ASSUAGE
as·suage·ment, noun
as·suag·er, noun
un·as·suag·ing, adjective
WORDS RELATED TO ASSUAGE
allay, alleviate, appease, lessen, mitigate, mollify, pacify, placate, quench, sate, satisfy, soften, temper, calm, compose, conciliate, cool, ease, fill, lighten
See synonyms for: assuage / assuaging / assuagement on Thesaurus.com
OTHER WORDS FOR ASSUAGE
1, 2. allay, diminish, lessen, relieve.
OPPOSITES FOR ASSUAGE
intensify.
ORIGIN: First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English aswagen, from Old French asouagier, from unrecorded Vulgar Latin assuaviare, equivalent to Latin as- as- + -suaviare, verbal derivative of Latin suavis “agreeable to the taste, pleasant” (cf. suave; akin to sweet)
HOW TO USE ASSUAGE IN A SENTENCE
Rashad also issued an apology on July 2 for her initial Cosby Tweet, but it has not been enough to assuage some of her critics.
WITH SUPPORT FOR BILL COSBY, PHYLICIA RASHAD BECOMES JUST ONE OF SEVERAL DEANS TO TWEET THEMSELVES INTO TROUBLE|LGBTQ-EDITOR|JULY 12, 2021|NO STRAIGHT NEWS
The statements made by Lordstown execs Tuesday appeared to be an attempt, which backfired, to assuage investors.
LORDSTOWN MOTORS REVERSES CLAIMS ABOUT ‘BINDING ORDERS’ FOR ELECTRIC PICKUP TRUCK|KIRSTEN KOROSEC|JUNE 17, 2021|TECHCRUNCH
It is obviously predicated not on assuaging concerns but, instead, on generating them.
KEVIN MCCARTHY LIVES IN AN IDYLLIC UNIVERSE WHERE HIS PARTY NO LONGER QUESTIONS THE 2020 ELECTION RESULTS|PHILIP BUMP|MAY 12, 2021|WASHINGTON POST
The rise of curated marketplaces is one attempt to assuage brands’ fears, giving them the tools to filter for the inventory and target audience that matches their goals and KPIs.
GAMING ADVERTISING FORUM RECAP: RAPIDLY GROWING SECTOR’S MASSIVE PLATFORMS AND USER DIVERSITY UNDERESTIMATED|JIM COOPER|APRIL 20, 2021|DIGIDAY
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Date: 2022-04-24 11:26 am (UTC)"They say that time assuages--
Time never did assuage..."