Definition of assuage

acrimonious Definition: (adjective) biting, harsh, caustic. Petersons.com

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as·suage    (-swj) KEY  

TRANSITIVE VERB:
as·suaged , as·suag·ing , as·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.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English asswagen, from Old French assuagier, from Vulgar Latin *assuvire : Latin ad-, ad- + Latin suvis, sweet, delightful; see swd- in Indo-European roots

OTHER FORMS:
as·suagement (Noun)

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