allay

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1. allay - Noun

2. allay - Verb

Meaning

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.

To alleviate; to abate; to mitigate; as, to allay the severity of affliction or the bitterness of adversity.

To diminish in strength; to abate; to subside.

Alloy.

To mix (metals); to mix with a baser metal; to alloy; to deteriorate.

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The cold water quenched his thirst Source: Internet

The news eased my conscience Source: Internet

still the fears Source: Internet

Altman 156–8 When Harold Ross founded The New Yorker in 1925, Parker and Benchley were part of a "board of editors" established by Ross to allay concerns of his investors. Source: Internet

At the end of the war, perhaps to allay fears about its loyalty, Locris minted coins depicting a seated Rome being crowned by 'Pistis', a goddess personifying good faith and loyalty, and returned to the Roman fold. Source: Internet

However, Prime Minister Awn al-Khasawneh resigned abruptly after just six months having been unable to satisfy either the demands for reform or allay establishment fears of empowering the Islamist opposition. Source: Internet

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