assuage
verb (formal)- assuage something
to make an unpleasant feeling less severe 缓和,减轻(不快) His reply did little to assuage my suspicions. 他的回答无助于减轻我的怀疑。 to assuage your guilt/fears 减轻你的内疚/恐惧
Oxford Collocations DictionaryAssuage is used with these nouns as the object:- anxiety
- concern
- conscience
- …
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French assouagier, asouagier, based on Latin ad- ‘to’ (expressing change) + suavis ‘sweet’.