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Meaning of allaying

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

allaying

verb

Definitions

  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.

noun

Definitions

  1. An allayment.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/allayhttps://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/allaying

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