to assuage
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7.7
- verb
- /əˈsweɪdʒ/
- Formal
:
mitigar
- She took deep breaths to assuage her anxiety before the presentation.
- assuage the fears
- assuage concerns
- assuage his guilt
And it's not because of power, it's because it assuages a damaged soul.
- And it's not because of power, it's because it assuages a damaged soul.
- My favorite line there came when he was trying to assuage investors that Tesla is in fact, OK.
- No, The the argument that Phoenix says is, look, even the gods can be assuaged.
- So none of this is going to assuage even a single viewer who watches Fox who thinks you lied.
- So I, you know this has she has not come out with any details that are going to assuage people.
- So and if someone is is just bursting with all kinds of insecurities, you're going to be spending your life trying to assuage their insecurities.
- But the other side of it is how far should people go out of their way to to try to assuage those concerns and to try to build up someone's confidence?
- Now, one of the ways we boomers kind of assuage our consciences is we say, look, the young people may be having a tough deal, but it's their fault, really.
Examples
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Emotional support, in the form of a role model, would assuage her anxiety and give her hope.
Academic text (2004) -
Then let me further assuage your concerns by meeting you in person in your Oval Office.
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My favorite line there came when he was trying to assuage investors that Tesla is in fact, OK.
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Does that assuage your guilt?
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And taking time to listen to them, I think ahead of time maybe could help to assuage some of their concerns and make them feel heard.
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Being able to meet one's own needs goes a long way toward assuaging those anxieties.
Academic text (2011) -
People who had felt alone or abandoned claimed that God's love assuaged their loneliness.
Academic text (2005) -
At first, President Garcia attempted to assuage the fears of the bankers.
Academic text (1994) -
Although the conference temporarily assuaged the Choctaws' anger, it did little to resolve fundamental problems.
Academic text (1999) -
Much nationalist sentiment could be contained or assuaged if moderation and common sense prevailed.
Academic text (1992)
Synonyms
166
2.3
Make pain, stress, or worry less
76
5.3
To make pain, suffering, or a problem less strong
63
5.8
Make something less harmful or painful
63
3.4
To make someone feel calmer or reduce their pain
28
7.0
To make someone less angry by saying or doing something kind
16
4.2
To stop thirst by drinking or to put out a fire by cooling it
11
8.1
To make a bad situation better
11
5.2
To calm someone who is angry or upset
10
6.0
To make a feeling or want less strong by giving what someone wants
8
7.2
To make someone less angry or upset
3
9.0
To satisfy a need, especially thirst
1
6.8
To make thirst or a strong physical need less
1
9.0
Make disease symptoms less strong without curing the disease
1
7.9
To stop people being angry and make them friendly again
To make someone feel calmer or less angry
Make someone feel pleased or less upset
Antonyms
How Soothing
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word assuage comes from an old Latin word suavis meaning 'sweet', and the idea was to make something less harsh. So, to assuage a pain or worry is to soften or calm it and make it less strong.