[as.suage] vt as.suaged ; as.suag.ing [ME aswagen, fr. OF assouagier, fr. (assumed) VL assuaviare, fr. L ad- + suavis sweet--more at sweet] (14c) 1: to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses): ease
2: pacify, quiet
3: to put an end to by satisfying: appease, quench syn see relieve -- as.suage.ment n