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Meaning of 'allay'
Meaning of 'allay' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Allay 
[ n.]
- Alleviation; abatement; check. [ n.]- Alloy.
2. Allay [ 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.
- To diminish in strength; to abate; to subside.
- To mix (metals); to mix with a baser metal; to alloy; to deteriorate.
Meaning of 'allay' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. allay [ v]
[ v]Meaning (1):
- satisfy (thirst)
- satisfy (thirst)
Example in sentence:
- The cold water quenched his thirst
Meaning (2):
- lessen the intensity of or calm
- lessen the intensity of or calm
Example in sentence:
- still the fears;
- The news eased my conscience
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