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allay

/əˈleɪ/
noun
  1. Alleviation; abatement; check.

  2. An alloy.

verb
  1. To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm.

    "to allay popular excitement"

    Similar: appease, assuage, calm, compose, quiet

  2. To alleviate; to abate; to mitigate.

    "to allay the severity of affliction or the bitterness of adversity"

    Similar: abate, alleviate

  3. To subside, abate, become peaceful.

Synonymsabate, alleviate, appease, assuage, calm, compose

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