assuage C2+ Topic:Emotions & Feelings US /əˈsweɪdʒ/ UK /əˈsweɪdʒ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to make an unpleasant feeling less intense She tried to assuage his guilt with kind words. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to make an unpleasant... alleviateeaserelievesoothemitigatemollifyallayappease ↔ Opposites aggravateintensifyexacerbateworseninflame Word family Derived forms assuagementassuager Related forms suavepersuade Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Emotions & Feelings External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 markdown