to allay
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6.8
- verb
- /əˈleɪ/
:
saciar
- And you know, the, the minute number actually are medications that are used for allaying some of the symptoms for a few years.
Examples
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He spoke gently to allay her anxiety about the upcoming exam.
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The story of a man who was grieved by a disloyal wife but whose grief was allayed when he saw that a high-profile personality had the same misfortune.
Academic text (1991) -
And then shave it down in stages to allay my wife's complaints of the whisker burn.
Blog text (2) -
The extreme tenderness of his affection at this moment, although comforting, did not allay her torment.
Academic text (1992) -
The gods are involved in everyday life: they settle arguments and take offerings to allay illness, relieve curses, or bring luck.
Academic text (1995) -
He'd rub the side of his tongue against his teeth to allay the itching to the point that his tongue would bleed.
Blog text (23) -
This kind of talk had begun to weary me of late, and if only to allay the tedium by the sound of my own voice, I was about to give an account of my recent visit to the town of M, which, uncharacteristically, I had thus far spoken of to no one.
Fiction book (2000) -
Similarly, research investigating what made the 1918 flu so virulent allayed some scientific and public health concerns about the recurrence of that virus, while also raising fears that the results of such research might be misused to create new pathogens.
Academic text (2017) -
Drinking water can allay your thirst on a hot day.
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The teacher provided extra help to allay the students' confusion about the topic.
Synonyms
166
2.3
Make pain, stress, or worry less
76
5.3
To make pain, suffering, or a problem less strong
20
7.7
To make a bad feeling, pain, or worry less strong
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4.2
To stop thirst by drinking or to put out a fire by cooling it
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6.0
To make a feeling or want less strong by giving what someone wants
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2.7
To drink until you no longer feel a need for water
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9.0
To satisfy a need, especially thirst
Antonyms
How Satisfied
Surface Forms
Etymology
Allay comes from old words that meant 'to lay down' or 'put away', similar to the common English word lay. So to allay thirst or desire is to 'lay down' that need — to ease or satisfy it.