Allay

[Al*lay·]

The verb allay is used when you want to make something better or eliminate fears and concerns.

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To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm; as, to allay popular excitement; to allay the tumult of the passions.

Verb
satisfy (thirst); "The cold water quenched his thirst"

Verb
lessen the intensity of or calm; "The news eased my conscience"; "still the fears"

v. t.
To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm; as, to allay popular excitement; to allay the tumult of the passions.

v. t.
To alleviate; to abate; to mitigate; as, to allay the severity of affliction or the bitterness of adversity.

v. t.
To diminish in strength; to abate; to subside.

n.
Alleviation; abatement; check.

n.
Alloy.

v. t.
To mix (metals); to mix with a baser metal; to alloy; to deteriorate.

Allay

Al*lay" , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Allayed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Allaying.] [OE. alaien, aleggen, to lay down, put down, humble, put an end to, AS. 'belecgan; 'be- (cf. Goth. us-, G. er-, orig. meaning out) + lecgan to lay; but confused with old forms of allege, alloy, alegge. See Lay.] 1. To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm; as, to allay popular excitement; to allay the tumult of the passions. 2. To alleviate; to abate; to mitigate; as, to allay the severity of affliction or the bitterness of adversity.
It would allay the burning quality of that fell poison.
Syn. -- To alleviate; check; repress; assuage; appease; abate; subdue; destroy; compose; soothe; calm; quiet. See Alleviate.

Allay

Al*lay" , v. t. To diminish in strength; to abate; to subside. "When the rage allays." Shak.

Allay

Al*lay", n. Alleviation; abatement; check. [Obs.]

Allay

Al*lay", n. Alloy. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Allay

Al*lay", v. t. To mix (metals); to mix with a baser metal; to alloy; to deteriorate. [Archaic] Fuller.

To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm; as, to allay popular excitement; to allay the tumult of the passions.

To diminish in strength; to abate; to subside.

Alleviation; abatement; check.

Alloy.

To mix (metals); to mix with a baser metal; to alloy; to deteriorate.

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Usage Examples

Defending the truth is not something one does out of a sense of duty or to allay guilt complexes, but is a reward in itself.

Misspelled Form

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