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allay
(mass) | allay
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Allay
(gcide) | Allay \Al*lay"\, v. t.
To diminish in strength; to abate; to subside. "When the rage
allays." --Shak.
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Allay
(gcide) | Allay \Al*lay"\, n.
Alleviation; abatement; check. [Obs.]
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Allay
(gcide) | Allay \Al*lay"\, n.
Alloy. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Allay
(gcide) | Allay \Al*lay"\, v. t.
To mix (metals); to mix with a baser metal; to alloy; to
deteriorate. [Archaic] --Fuller.
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Allay
(gcide) | Allay \Al*lay"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Allayed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Allaying.] [OE. alaien, aleggen, to lay down, put down,
humble, put an end to, AS. [=a]lecgan; [=a]- (cf. Goth. us-,
G. er-, orig. meaning out) + lecgan to lay; but confused with
old forms of allege, alloy, alegge. See Lay.]
1. To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to
quell; to calm; as, to allay popular excitement; to allay
the tumult of the passions.
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2. To alleviate; to abate; to mitigate; as, to allay the
severity of affliction or the bitterness of adversity.
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It would allay the burning quality of that fell
poison. --Shak.
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Syn: To alleviate; check; repress; assuage; appease; abate;
subdue; destroy; compose; soothe; calm; quiet. See
Alleviate.
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allay
(wn) | allay
v 1: lessen the intensity of or calm; "The news eased my
conscience"; "still the fears" [syn: still, allay,
relieve, ease]
2: satisfy (thirst); "The cold water quenched his thirst" [syn:
quench, slake, allay, assuage] |
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Allayed
(gcide) | Allay \Al*lay"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Allayed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Allaying.] [OE. alaien, aleggen, to lay down, put down,
humble, put an end to, AS. [=a]lecgan; [=a]- (cf. Goth. us-,
G. er-, orig. meaning out) + lecgan to lay; but confused with
old forms of allege, alloy, alegge. See Lay.]
1. To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to
quell; to calm; as, to allay popular excitement; to allay
the tumult of the passions.
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2. To alleviate; to abate; to mitigate; as, to allay the
severity of affliction or the bitterness of adversity.
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It would allay the burning quality of that fell
poison. --Shak.
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Syn: To alleviate; check; repress; assuage; appease; abate;
subdue; destroy; compose; soothe; calm; quiet. See
Alleviate.
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Allayer
(gcide) | Allayer \Al*lay"er\, n.
One who, or that which, allays.
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Allaying
(gcide) | Allay \Al*lay"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Allayed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Allaying.] [OE. alaien, aleggen, to lay down, put down,
humble, put an end to, AS. [=a]lecgan; [=a]- (cf. Goth. us-,
G. er-, orig. meaning out) + lecgan to lay; but confused with
old forms of allege, alloy, alegge. See Lay.]
1. To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to
quell; to calm; as, to allay popular excitement; to allay
the tumult of the passions.
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2. To alleviate; to abate; to mitigate; as, to allay the
severity of affliction or the bitterness of adversity.
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It would allay the burning quality of that fell
poison. --Shak.
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Syn: To alleviate; check; repress; assuage; appease; abate;
subdue; destroy; compose; soothe; calm; quiet. See
Alleviate.
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Allayment
(gcide) | Allayment \Al*lay"ment\, n.
An allaying; that which allays; mitigation. [Obs.]
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The like allayment could I give my grief. --Shak.
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Unallayed
(gcide) | Unallayed \Unallayed\
See allayed. |
allay
(wn) | allay
v 1: lessen the intensity of or calm; "The news eased my
conscience"; "still the fears" [syn: still, allay,
relieve, ease]
2: satisfy (thirst); "The cold water quenched his thirst" [syn:
quench, slake, allay, assuage] |
allayer
(wn) | allayer
n 1: a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and
calms and pacifies; "a reliever of anxiety"; "an allayer of
fears" [syn: reliever, allayer, comforter] |
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