allay
/əˈleɪ/
/əˈleɪ/
noun
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Alleviation; abatement; check.
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An alloy.
verb
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To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm.
"to allay popular excitement"
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To alleviate; to abate; to mitigate.
"to allay the severity of affliction or the bitterness of adversity"
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To subside, abate, become peaceful.
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To mix (metals); to mix with a baser metal; to alloy; to deteriorate.
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(by extension) To make worse by the introduction of inferior elements.
Synonyms:
abate, alleviate, appease, assuage, calm, compose, quiet, soothe