{UAH} WORD OF THE DAY : December 23, 2018 assuage

WORD OF THE DAY December 23, 2018

assuage    verb | uh-SWAYJ     Definition   1 : to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease   2 : to make quiet : pacify   3 : to put an end to by satisfying : appease, quench   Scroll down for more about assuage      TRENDING NOW: nebulous synergy slumgullion endgame SEE ALL      PEOPLE ARE READING   'Cherpumple': 3 Words Packed Into 1       The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 12/21/18     Just What Does That 'Ae' Say?       A Song for Any Occasion         WORD GAMES AND QUIZZES: WEEKLY CHALLENGE   Naughty or Nice Quiz   He's making a quiz, and checking it twice...     PLAY NOW     Nailed this quiz? We have plenty more to try!  TAKE ME THERE         Did You Know?   Scholars assume that the word assuage derives from assuaviare, a Vulgar Latin term that combines the prefix ad- ("to" or "toward") and the Latin suavis, meaning "sweet," "pleasant," or "agreeable." (Suavis is also the source of the adjective suave.) To assuage is to sweeten or make agreeable or tolerable, and it is far from the only English word for relieving or softening something difficult. Others include allay, alleviate, and mitigate. Allay implies an effective calming or soothing of fears or alarms, while alleviate implies temporary or partial lessening of pain or distress. Mitigate suggests moderating or countering the force or intensity of something painful.     Examples of ASSUAGE   "Prince wrote often and eagerly about the idea of sanctuary—places where his spiritual anxieties were assuaged." — Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 25 June 2018   "The interview offers a rare glimpse of what Charles might be like as king, and is perhaps an effort to assuage critics who have worried that he would diverge from British monarchs, who are bound by tradition to reign, not rule, over their subjects." — Palko Karasz, The New York Times, 8 Nov. 2018   Name That Synonym   Fill in the blanks to complete a synonym of assuage: m _ _ li _ y.   VIEW THE ANSWER           WORD OF THE YEAR 2018     Justice + 10 more   Read why justice is our Word of the Year, plus lodestar, epiphany, pansexual, and 7 more top words!   SEE THE FULL LIST            MORE WORD FUN:     WORD GAMES          TRENDING NOW          WORDS AT PLAY      FOLLOW US:

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