assuages

as·suage

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uh-sweyj, uh-sweyzh]
- /əˈsweɪdʒ, əˈsweɪʒ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uh-sweyj, uh-sweyzh]
- /əˈsweɪdʒ, əˈsweɪʒ/

Definitions of assuages word

verb with object assuages to make milder or less severe; relieve; ease; mitigate: to assuage one's grief; to assuage one's pain. 1
verb with object assuages to appease; satisfy; allay; relieve: to assuage one's hunger. 1
verb with object assuages to soothe, calm, or mollify: to assuage his fears; to assuage her anger. 1
noun assuages Third-person singular simple present indicative form of assuage. 1

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Origin of assuages

First appearance:

before 1250

One of the 11% oldest English words

1250-1300; Middle English aswagen < Old French asouagier < Vulgar Latin *assuāviāre, equivalent to Latin as- as- + -suāviāre, verbal derivative of Latin suāvis agreeable to the taste, pleasant (cf. suave; akin to sweet)

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Parts of speech for Assuages

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Assuages

assuages popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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