assuage

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(as-suage) 2 syllables

Definition

verb. to make something less severe or intense.

Example Sentence

To assuage your guilt let him know that you are sorry.

More Example Sentences

The doctor gave medicine to assuage the pain.

Synonyms

relieve; ease; soothe

Antonyms

intensify; aggravate; worsen

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Rhymes

  • age
  • cage
  • drage
  • gage
  • gaige
  • gauge
  • grage
  • hage
  • kage
  • krage
  • lage
  • page
  • paige
  • rage
  • sage
  • schrage
  • stage
  • wage
  • wrage

  • assuage
  • backstage
  • bethpage
  • engage
  • enrage
  • offstage
  • onstage
  • osage
  • restage
  • upstage

  • disengage
  • under-age
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