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allay
verb
- allayed, allaying
1. To make (pain, fear, suspicion, etc) less intense.
- Thesaurus: soothe, appease, mollify, pacify, ease, quell, quiet, subdue, lessen, soften, reduce, abate, moderate, decrease, mitigate, slake, assuage, diminish; Antonym: exacerbate, intensify.
