Word of the Day
: June 21, 2023

\uh-SWAYJ\ verb

What It Means

Assuage is a formal word most often used when the intensity of something painful or distressing, such as guilt or fear, is being lessened, as in “efforts to assuage their concerns.” Assuage can also mean “satisfy” or “alleviate.”

// City officials tried to assuage neighbors' concerns about the new factory.

// Just beyond one of the hike's more arduous scrambles lay a shady glen with a lively brook perfect for assuaging a climber's thirst.

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assuage in Context

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