assuage

/ɐswˈe‍ɪd‍ʒ/

/əˈsweɪdʒ/

to assuage

MAIN VERB

to help reduce the severity of an unpleasant feeling

synonyms : alleviate

satisfy (thirst)

synonyms : allay

Examples

1. Even a majority sale to a U.S. investor may not assuage fears during a time of intense scrutiny towards China and a presidency at stake.

2. So in some ways though this is kind of assuaging both sides by keeping Powells number one again.

3. But the military had assuaged the public spheres, claiming that it had merely been a weather balloon.

4. Others, still, work to assuage hunger.