Assuage

To make something less severe or painful; to relieve or ease (emotions, pain, hunger, or discomfort).

verb

Assuage

To make something less severe or painful; to relieve or ease (emotions, pain, hunger, or discomfort).

verb

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Imagine This

A starving kid temporarily relieved his hunger when he stared at the sausages hanging inside the poultry shop.

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Sounds Like

uh-SWAYJ

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Looks Like

A sausage

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Remember This

Assuage derives from Old French and Latin roots meaning to soothe or sweeten; it refers to easing distress rather than fully satisfying something.

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Other Forms

assuagementnoun

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Connect With

Relieve, ease, alleviate, soothe, mitigate

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Note

Assuage is transitive and requires a direct object (assuage someone's fear, pain, or hunger). It does not mean to fully satisfy; for hunger, 'sate' or 'fulfill' would be more precise.