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1. (v.t.) allay
to put (fear, doubt, etc.) to rest; calm.
2. allay
to lessen:
to allay pain.
Etymology: (bef. 1000; ME aleyen, OE ālecgan to put down, allay (ā-a -3+lecgan to lay1))
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) still, allay, relieve, ease
lessen the intensity of or calm
"The news eased my conscience"; "still the fears"
2. (verb) quench, slake, allay, assuage
satisfy (thirst)
"The cold water quenched his thirst"
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| Definition of 'allay' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) allay
alleviation; abatement; check
2. (noun) allay
alloy
3. (verb) allay
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
4. (verb) allay
to alleviate; to abate; to mitigate; as, to allay the severity of affliction or the bitterness of adversity
5. (verb) allay
to diminish in strength; to abate; to subside
6. (verb) allay
to mix (metals); to mix with a baser metal; to alloy; to deteriorate
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Sense: to make less
He allayed her fears.
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 Afrikaans: verlig |
 Arabic: يُهَدِّئ (الغَضَب)، يُبَد |
 Bulgarian: успокоявам |
 Brazilian: diminuir |
 Czech: utišit, zmírnit |
 German: verringern |
 Danish: berolige; dæmpe |
 Greek: κατευνάζω, ελαττώνω |
 Spanish: calmar, aliviar |
 Estonian: vaigistama |
 Farsi: کم کردن؛ تسکین دادن |
 Finnish: lieventää |
 French: modérer |
 Hebrew: לְהַשקִיט, לְהָפִיג, לְשׁ |
 Hindi: दबाना, शांत कर देना |
 Croatian: ublažiti |
 Hungarian: enyhít |
 Indonesian: mengurangi, menghilangkan |
 Icelandic: sefa, dragaúr |
 Italian: diminuire |
 Japanese: 和らげる |
 Korean: 완화시키다 |
 Lithuanian: nuraminti |
 Latvian: mazināt; vājināt |
 Malay: mengurangkan |
 Dutch: verminderen |
 Norwegian: berolige, dempe |
 Polish: zmniejszać, uspokajać |
 Persian: کم کردن؛ تسکین دادن |
 Pashto: کمول ، تسکین ورکول |
 Portuguese: acalmar |
 Romanian: a domoli |
 Russian: ослаблять |
 Slovak: zmierniť |
 Slovenian: omejiti |
 Serbian: ublažiti |
 Swedish: minska, dämpa |
 Thai: บรรเทา |
 Turkish: yatıştırmak |
 Taiwanese: 減輕 |
 Ukrainian: зменшувати; заспокоювати |
 Urdu: گھٹانا ، دھیما کرنا، کم ک |
 Vietnamese: làm dịu |
 Chinese: 减轻 |
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