verb
- to calm, pacify, or reduce the intensity of (anger, pain, thirst, etc.)
Usage: third-person singular present tense of 'assuage'
Examples
- The cool water asswages her thirst on a hot summer day.
- His kind words asswage her grief and worry.
- Nothing asswages the pain of loss quite like time and support from loved ones.
- The medication asswages the patient's discomfort.
- A sincere apology asswages the victim's anger.
- The charity's work asswages suffering in the community.