ASSUAGE Meaning of ASSUAGE in English v.tr. 1. calm or soothe (a person, pain, etc.). 2 appease or relieve (an appetite or desire). Derivatives: assuagement n. assuager n. Etymology: ME f. OF as(s)ouagier ult. f. L suavis sweet Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012