verb
- to make something unpleasant less intense or severe; to ease or relieve
- to satisfy or fulfill a need or desire
Examples
- The medicine helped assuage her pain.
- He tried to assuage his guilt by volunteering at the shelter.
- Nothing could assuage the mother’s grief over her loss.
- The company offered compensation to assuage angry customers.
- A cold drink assuaged his thirst after the long hike.
- The apology did little to assuage her hurt feelings.
- Time will assuage the disappointment of losing the championship.