assuage
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Britannica Dictionary definition of ASSUAGE
[+ object]
formal
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to make (something, such as an unpleasant feeling) less painful, severe, etc.
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The company tried to assuage [=soothe, calm, ease] investors' fears.
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City officials needed to assuage [=lessen, relieve] neighbors' concerns about the new factory.
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He couldn't assuage his guilt over the divorce.
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trying to assuage [=alleviate] his hunger/thirst
