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Synonyms
as·suage (ə-swāj́)

[Middle English asswagen, from Old French assuagier, from Vulgar Latin* assuāviāre, Latin ad-, ad-, + Latin suāvis, sweet, delightful.]

transitive verb: -suaged, -suag·ing, -suag·es. 

  1. To make (something burdensome or painful) less intense or severe: assuage her grief. See synonyms at relieve
  2. To satisfy or appease (hunger or thirst, for example).
  3. To pacify or calm: assuage their chronic insecurity.

derivatives

as·suagément
noun