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assuage
verb [T] /əˈsweɪdʒ/ formalDefinition
› to make unpleasant feelings less strong: The government has tried to assuage the public's fears.Making things betterBecoming betterCalming and relaxing
(Definition of assuage verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- bask verb
- bread and circuses idiom
- break the ice idiom
- chill out phrasal verb
- compose verb (BECOME CALM)
- cool (sb) down/off phrasal verb
- lull sb into sth phrasal verb
- lull verb
- make yourself at home idiom
- mellow verb (BECOME RELAXED)
- mellow verb (BECOME SOFTER)
- melt verb (FEEL LOVE)
- placebo noun
- relaxation noun (FEELING)
- simmer down phrasal verb
- slow down phrasal verb
- soften verb (MORE GENTLE)
- soothe verb (ANGER)
- steady verb (CONTROL)
- take/need a cold shower idiom
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