allayed

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of Allay

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Fire hath its force abated by water, not by wind; and anger must be allayed by cold words, and not by blustering threats. Anne Bradstreet

But this priviledge, is allayed by another; and that is, by the priviledge of Absurdity; to which no living creature is subject, but man only. Thomas Hobbes

It seldom happens that any felicity comes so pure as not to be tempered and allayed by some mixture of sorrow. Miguel de Cervantes

According to him, the Food and Drugs Authority checks every donation before the government utilizes them and so allayed fears of them being tampered with. Source: Internet

A quick three-way phone call with my mother-in-law in Essaouira and her sister in Casablanca, however, quickly allayed my fears — according to the two expert Moroccan mums, the process could not be simpler. Source: Internet

At the same time the fears of the more sober and respectable citizens were allayed by Otho's liberal professions of his intention to govern equitably, and by his judicious clemency towards Marius Celsus, consul-designate, a devoted adherent of Galba. Source: Internet