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verb

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1. To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm.

   Example: to allay popular excitement

   Synonyms:appeaseassuagecalmcomposequietsoothe

2. To alleviate; to abate; to mitigate.

   Example: to allay the severity of affliction or the bitterness of adversity

   Synonyms:abatealleviate

3. To subside, abate, become peaceful.

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