assuage — to make an unpleasant feeling less intense or to satisfy a need or desire
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to make an unpleasant feeling less intense or to satisfy a need or desire
Pronunciation (IPA): /əˈsweɪdʒ/
Example Sentences
- The CEO held a meeting to assuage employees' concerns about layoffs.
- He bought his wife expensive flowers to assuage his guilt about forgetting their anniversary.
- Nothing could assuage her grief after losing her beloved pet.
assuage
VERB[/əˈsweɪdʒ/]
to make an unpleasant feeling less intense or to satisfy a need or desire
Mother soothes child's pain
Ass gives wage to soothe pain away
A gentle massage can assuage the damage
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🌳Etymology
Origin
From Old French 'assuager', derived from Latin 'ad-' (to) combined with 'suavis' (sweet). The word ultimately traces to Proto-Indo-European roots meaning 'sweet' or 'pleasant'.
Breakdown
as- (to) + suage (from Latin suavis, sweet) + -age (noun suffix) = assuage (to make sweet or pleasant, ease)
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📝Examples
“The CEO held a meeting to assuage employees' concerns about layoffs.”
“He bought his wife expensive flowers to assuage his guilt about forgetting their anniversary.”
“Nothing could assuage her grief after losing her beloved pet.”
“The free pizza was meant to assuage customers' anger over the long wait.”
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