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Meaning of assuage

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  assuage
      v 1: cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of;
           "She managed to mollify the angry customer" [syn: {pacify},
           {lenify}, {conciliate}, {assuage}, {appease}, {mollify},
           {placate}, {gentle}, {gruntle}]
      2: satisfy (thirst); "The cold water quenched his thirst" [syn:
         {quench}, {slake}, {allay}, {assuage}]
      3: provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will
         relieve your headaches" [syn: {relieve}, {alleviate},
         {palliate}, {assuage}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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