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Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

v. To make (something burdensome or painful) less intense or severe: assuage her grief. See Synonyms at relieve. v. To satisfy or appease (hunger or thirst, for example). v. To pacify or calm: assuage their chronic insecurity.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

v. To lessen the intensity of, to mitigate or relieve (hunger, emotion, pain etc.). v. To pacify or soothe (someone). v. (obsolete) To calm down, become less violent (of passion, hunger etc.); to subside, to abate.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

v. satisfy (thirst) v. provide physical relief, as from pain v. cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of