The Collaborative International Dictionary
Assuage \As*suage"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Assuaged; p. pr. & vb. n. Assuaging.] [OE. asuagen, aswagen, OF. asoagier, asuagier, fr. assouagier, fr. L. ad + suavis sweet. See Sweet.] To soften, in a figurative sense; to allay, mitigate, ease, or lessen, as heat, pain, or grief; to appease or pacify, as passion or tumult; to satisfy, as appetite or desire.
Refreshing winds the summer's heat assuage.
--Addison.
To assuage the sorrows of a desolate old man
--Burke.
The fount at which the panting mind assuages
Her thirst of knowledge.
--Byron.
Syn: To alleviate; mitigate; appease; soothe; calm; tranquilize; relieve. See Alleviate.
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vb. (present participle of assuage English)
Usage examples of "assuaging".
It had been all he could do to keep King Cole moving, not to draw rein and take Garnet back into his arms, kissing her awake and assuaging his discomfort in an outpouring of relief.
The feeling was akin to assuaging hunger or thirst, but unique, powerful, and good.
Then, bound by your own Craving, you will weaken your former lover even more by assuaging it with his blood, and rejoice as I Harvest him so that we may depart for our new life.
Sinjin softly murmured, intent on assuaging his desire, exploring the bar-rier of her virginity with a gentle finger.