assuage
English Thesaurus
1. provide physical relief, as from pain (verb.body)
| hypernym | : | ameliorate, amend, better, improve, meliorate, |
| definition | : | to make better (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | soothe, |
| definition | : | cause to feel better (verb.body) |
2. satisfy (thirst) (verb.consumption)
3. cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of (verb.emotion)
| hypernym | : | calm, calm down, lull, quiet, quieten, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize, |
| definition | : | make calm or still (verb.emotion) |
4. provide physical relief, as from pain (verb.body)
| derivation | : | alleviation, easement, easing, relief, |
| definition | : | the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | palliation, |
| definition | : | easing the severity of a pain or a disease without removing the cause (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | alleviant, alleviator, palliative, |
| definition | : | remedy that alleviates pain without curing (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | alleviation, assuagement, relief, |
| definition | : | the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced (noun.feeling) |
| derivation | : | alleviator, |
| definition | : | a therapist who makes suffering more endurable (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | alleviative, alleviatory, lenitive, mitigative, mitigatory, palliative, |
| definition | : | moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear (adj.all) |
5. cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of (verb.emotion)
| derivation | : | mollification, pacification, |
| definition | : | the act of appeasing someone or causing someone to be more favorably inclined (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | conciliation, placation, propitiation, |
| definition | : | the act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | baby's dummy, comforter, pacifier, teething ring, |
| definition | : | device used for an infant to suck or bite on (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | ataraxis, heartsease, peace, peace of mind, peacefulness, repose, serenity, |
| definition | : | the absence of mental stress or anxiety (noun.feeling) |
| derivation | : | conciliator, make-peace, pacifier, peacemaker, reconciler, |
| definition | : | someone who tries to bring peace (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | peace, |
| definition | : | harmonious relations; freedom from disputes (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | mollification, |
| definition | : | a state of being appeased or ameliorated or tempered (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | conciliation, |
| definition | : | the state of manifesting goodwill and cooperation after being reconciled (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | conciliative, conciliatory, |
| definition | : | intended to placate (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | appeasable, conciliable, |
| definition | : | capable of being pacified (adj.all) |
6. provide physical relief, as from pain (verb.body)
| derivation | : | alleviation, easement, easing, relief, |
| definition | : | the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | palliation, |
| definition | : | easing the severity of a pain or a disease without removing the cause (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | alleviant, alleviator, palliative, |
| definition | : | remedy that alleviates pain without curing (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | alleviation, assuagement, relief, |
| definition | : | the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced (noun.feeling) |
| derivation | : | alleviator, |
| definition | : | a therapist who makes suffering more endurable (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | alleviative, alleviatory, lenitive, mitigative, mitigatory, palliative, |
| definition | : | moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear (adj.all) |
7. cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of (verb.emotion)
| derivation | : | mollification, pacification, |
| definition | : | the act of appeasing someone or causing someone to be more favorably inclined (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | conciliation, placation, propitiation, |
| definition | : | the act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | baby's dummy, comforter, pacifier, teething ring, |
| definition | : | device used for an infant to suck or bite on (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | ataraxis, heartsease, peace, peace of mind, peacefulness, repose, serenity, |
| definition | : | the absence of mental stress or anxiety (noun.feeling) |
| derivation | : | conciliator, make-peace, pacifier, peacemaker, reconciler, |
| definition | : | someone who tries to bring peace (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | peace, |
| definition | : | harmonious relations; freedom from disputes (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | mollification, |
| definition | : | a state of being appeased or ameliorated or tempered (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | conciliation, |
| definition | : | the state of manifesting goodwill and cooperation after being reconciled (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | conciliative, conciliatory, |
| definition | : | intended to placate (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | appeasable, conciliable, |
| definition | : | capable of being pacified (adj.all) |
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