assuage
verb
[ əˈsweɪdʒ ]
• make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense.
• "the letter assuaged the fears of most members"
Similar:
relieve,
ease,
alleviate,
soothe,
mitigate,
dampen,
allay,
calm,
palliate,
abate,
lull,
temper,
suppress,
smother,
stifle,
subdue,
tranquillize,
mollify,
moderate,
modify,
tone down,
attenuate,
dilute,
lessen,
diminish,
decrease,
reduce,
lower,
put an end to,
put a stop to,
take the edge off,
kill,
lenify,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French assouagier, asouagier, based on Latin ad- ‘to’ (expressing change) + suavis ‘sweet’.
