/ 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.
/ 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. 2005