Definition of allay

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Allay (v. t.) To diminish in strength; to abate; to subside.

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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..
Delay :: Delay (n.) To allay; to temper.
Unlaid :: Unlaid (a.) Not allayed; not pacified; not laid finally to rest.
Refrigerant :: Refrigerant (n.) That which makes to be cool or cold; specifically, a medicine or an application for allaying fever, or the symptoms of fever; -- used also figuratively..
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..
Cool :: Cool (v. t.) To moderate the heat or excitement of; to allay, as passion of any kind; to calm; to moderate..
Refrigerant :: Refrigerant (a.) Cooling; allaying heat or fever.
Antispasmodic :: Antispasmodic (n.) A medicine which prevents or allays spasms or convulsions.
Sedative :: Sedative (n.) A remedy which allays irritability and irritation, and irritative activity or pain..
Emollient :: Emollient (n.) An external something or soothing application to allay irritation, soreness, etc..
Allay :: Allay (n.) Alloy.
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..
Alloy :: Alloy (v. t.) To abate, impair, or debase by mixture; to allay; as, to alloy pleasure with misfortunes..
Allayment :: Allayment (n.) An allaying; that which allays; mitigation.
Antemetic :: Antemetic (n.) A remedy to check or allay vomiting.
Allay :: Allay (v. t.) To mix (metals); to mix with a baser metal; to alloy; to deteriorate.
Allaying :: Allaying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Alla.
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..
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..
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