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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Allegge :: Allegge (v. t.) See Alegge and Allay.
Emollient :: Emollient (n.) An external something or soothing application to allay irritation, soreness, etc..
Antemetic :: Antemetic (n.) A remedy to check or allay vomiting.
Allayment :: Allayment (n.) An allaying; that which allays; mitigation.
Antiorgastic :: Antiorgastic (a.) Tending to allay venereal excitement or desire; sedative.
Allayed :: Allayed (imp. & p. p.) of Alla.
Anodyne :: Anodyne (a.) Any medicine which allays pain, as an opiate or narcotic; anything that soothes disturbed feelings..
Allay :: Allay (n.) Alleviation; abatement; check.
Allayer :: Allayer (n.) One who, or that which, allays..
Cooling :: Cooling (p.a.) Adapted to cool and refresh; allaying heat.
Allay :: Allay (n.) Alloy.
Antipyretic :: Antipyretic (a.) Efficacious in preventing or allaying fever.
Lenitive :: Lenitive (n.) That which softens or mitigates; that which tends to allay passion, excitement, or pain; a palliative..
Contemper :: Contemper (v. t.) To modify or temper; to allay; to qualify; to moderate; to soften.
Solace :: Solace (n.) To allay; to assuage; to soothe; as, to solace grief..
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..
Legge :: Legge (v. t.) To lighten; to allay.
Narcotic :: Narcotic (n.) A drug which, in medicinal doses, generally allays morbid susceptibility, relieves pain, and produces sleep; but which, in poisonous doses, produces stupor, coma, or convulsions, and, when given in sufficient quantity, causes death. The best examples are opium (with morphine), belladonna (with atropine), and conium..
Allay :: Allay (v. t.) To alleviate; to abate; to mitigate; as, to allay the severity of affliction or the bitterness of adversity..
Slake :: Slake (a.) To allay; to quench; to extinguish; as, to slake thirst..
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