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allay

(/@/'l/eI/ )

lessen the intensity of or calm(verb.emotion)

Synonym:
ease, relieve, still

source: wordnet30
satisfy (thirst)(verb.consumption)

Synonym:
assuage, quench, slake

source: wordnet30
To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm; as, to allay popular excitement; to allay the tumult of the passions.(verb)

source: webster1913
To diminish in strength; to abate; to subside.(verb)

source: webster1913
To mix (metals); to mix with a baser metal; to alloy; to deteriorate.(verb)

source: webster1913

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