assuage

C2+ Topic:Emotions & Feelings

US /əˈsweɪdʒ/ UK /əˈsweɪdʒ/ See IPA manual

verb

Meanings

1

verb
to make an unpleasant feeling less intense

She tried to assuage his guilt with kind words.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to make an unpleasant... alleviate ease relieve soothe mitigate mollify allay appease

Opposites

aggravate intensify exacerbate worsen inflame

Word family

Derived forms assuagementassuager

Related forms suave persuade

Etymology

From Old French assouagier, asoagier, from Vulgar Latin assuaviare, from Latin ad- ('to') + suavis ('sweet, agreeable').

assouagier Old French suavis Latin *swéh₂dus Proto-Indo-European

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# assuage

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** əˈsweɪdʒ
**IPA (UK):** əˈsweɪdʒ

## Meanings
1. to make an unpleasant feeling less intense

## Examples
- She tried to assuage his guilt with kind words.

## Synonyms
- alleviate
- ease
- relieve
- soothe
- mitigate
- mollify
- allay
- appease

## Antonyms
- aggravate
- intensify
- exacerbate
- worsen
- inflame

## Derived Forms
- assuagement
- assuager

## Related Forms
- suave
- persuade

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: assouagier
- Root: suavis
- Root: *swéh₂dus

## Etymology
From Old French assouagier, asoagier, from Vulgar Latin assuaviare, from Latin ad- ('to') + suavis ('sweet, agreeable').

## AI Etymology
Assuage is from Old French assouagier, asoagier, from Vulgar Latin assuaviare, from Latin ad- ('to') + suavis ('sweet, agreeable'). In present-day use, it means to make an unpleasant feeling less intense. Derived formations include assuagement and assuager. Related vocabulary includes suave and persuade.

## Topics
- Emotions & Feelings

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