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.