01 v. t. To soften, in a figurative sense; to allay, mitigate, ease, or lessen, as heat, pain, or grief; to appease or pacify, as passion or tumult;…
imp. & p. p.
Assuaged; p. pr. & vb. n.
Assuaging
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To soften, in a figurative sense; to allay, mitigate, ease, or lessen, as heat, pain, or grief; to appease or pacify, as passion or tumult; to satisfy, as appetite or desire.“Refreshing winds the summer's heat assuage.” — Addison.“To assuage the sorrows of a desolate old man” — Burke.“The fount at which the panting mind assuages Her thirst of knowledge.” — Byron.