ASSUAGE


Meaning of ASSUAGE in English

/ əˈsweɪdʒ; NAmE / verb

[ vn ] ( formal ) to make an unpleasant feeling less severe

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WORD ORIGIN

Middle English : from Old French assouagier , asouagier , based on Latin ad- to (expressing change) + suavis sweet.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.