Definition of "assuages" []

• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of assuage. (verb)

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• "2 With an old lady, whose anger one word assuages;"
• "And yet... we hang on for dear life, convinced that the next career move with a fat pay raise, the next acquisition of something will be the one that assuages all of our desires."
• "It probably assuages some people suffering from extreme paranoia but we must not lose sight of the fact that prevention is always a far better and more effective course of action than control."