assuage

Meanings

• Verb

  To soothe or alleviate (a feeling of distress or anxiety); appease.

• Verb

  To lessen the intensity of (something, such as a demand or claim); mollify.

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Pronunciation

1. /əˈsweɪdʒ/
   
   
   
   Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=825522"

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with assuage
ease , please , seize

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Variants

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assuage , assuaged , assuagement , assuagements , assuages , assuaging

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Etymology

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From the Latin assuagere, from ad- ‘to’ + suadere ‘to persuade, advise’.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'assuage' is often used in legal contexts to describe the act of satisfying a claim or demand.

2. In music, the term 'assuage' is used in the title of a piece by the composer John Cage.

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Related Concepts

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1. Soothe: A synonym of 'assuage' that means to calm or alleviate someone's distress or anxiety.

2. Mollify: A synonym of 'assuage' that means to appease or make less harsh or severe.

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Quotes

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1. Life contains sorrows that cannot be "assuaged", and it is important to be honest in acknowledging this.

   - Jo McGowan,{it}Commonweal{/it},5 May 2006

2. But for the second exam, my pretest diet included yogurt and ice cream (without pieces), which "assuaged" my hunger, and the cleansing was stimulated by a glass of salty liquid midafternoon.

   - Jane E. Brody,{it}New York Times{/it},12 July 2005

3. Whatever arrangements such mothers willingly make for their children, whatever strategies they employ to relieve their guilt, whatever books they read to "assuage" their anxiety—all of that is their business, not mine.

   - Caitlin Flanagan,{it}Atlantic{/it},March 2004

4. As I've told Jody on numerous occasions, the best way for her to "assuage" my guilt is to hit it big in the Internet gold rush and then retire …

   - Matthew Miller,{it}New Republic{/it},17 Jan. 2000

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Culture

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In literature, the word 'assuage' has been used to describe the act of calming someone's anger or easing their distress. For instance, in Shakespeare's Othello, Iago manipulates Othello's jealousy to assuage his anger and ultimately leads him to commit a tragic act.

How to Memorize "assuage"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine the word 'assuage' as a soothing balm that calms and eases distress.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'assuage' with the feeling of relief and calmness that comes from having your needs met or your worries eased.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic phrase such as 'Assuage anxiety, alleviate agony' to help remember the meaning of the word.

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