Definition of allay

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Allay (v. t.) To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm; as, to allay popular excitement; to allay the tumult of the passions..

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Slake :: Slake (a.) To allay; to quench; to extinguish; as, to slake thirst..
Emollient :: Emollient (n.) An external something or soothing application to allay irritation, soreness, etc..
Contemper :: Contemper (v. t.) To modify or temper; to allay; to qualify; to moderate; to soften.
Tantalus :: Tantalus (n.) A Phrygian king who was punished in the lower world by being placed in the midst of a lake whose waters reached to his chin but receded whenever he attempted to allay his thirst, while over his head hung branches laden with choice fruit which likewise receded whenever he stretched out his hand to grasp them..
Allay :: Allay (v. t.) To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm; as, to allay popular excitement; to allay the tumult of the passions..
Slocken :: Slocken (v. t.) To quench; to allay; to slake. See Slake.
Hush :: Hush (v. t.) To appease; to allay; to calm; to soothe.
Antipyretic :: Antipyretic (a.) Efficacious in preventing or allaying fever.
Charm :: Charm (n.) To subdue or overcome by some secret power, or by that which gives pleasure; to allay; to soothe..
Assuage :: Assuage (v. t.) 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..
Legge :: Legge (v. t.) To lighten; to allay.
Allay :: Allay (v. t.) To mix (metals); to mix with a baser metal; to alloy; to deteriorate.
Pacify :: Pacify (v. t.) To make to be at peace; to appease; to calm; to still; to quiet; to allay the agitation, excitement, or resentment of; to tranquillize; as, to pacify a man when angry; to pacify pride, appetite, or importunity..
Quell :: Quell (v. t.) To quiet; to allay; to pacify; to cause to yield or cease; as, to quell grief; to quell the tumult of the soul..
Allay :: Allay (v. t.) To diminish in strength; to abate; to subside.
Sedative :: Sedative (a.) allaying irritability and irritation; assuaging pain.
Delay :: Delay (n.) To allay; to temper.
Refrigerant :: Refrigerant (a.) Cooling; allaying heat or fever.
Antispasmodic :: Antispasmodic (n.) A medicine which prevents or allays spasms or convulsions.
Allayer :: Allayer (n.) One who, or that which, allays..
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