| VERB | emotion | allay, still, relieve, ease | lessen the intensity of or calm |
|---|---|---|---|
| consumption | allay, quench, slake, assuage | satisfy (thirst) |
| Sounds | ahley' | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | AAA ... waylay: 40 rhymes with ley... | |
| Meaning | lessen the intensity of or calm. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Model | The good news will allay her | |
| Synonyms | still, relieve, ease | |
| Narrower | abreact | Discharge bad feelings or tension through verbalization |
| Broader | comfort, soothe, console, solace | Give moral or emotional strength to |
| Spanish | aliviar, apaciguar, aquietar, calmar, disipar, laxar, salvar, tranquilizar | |
| Catalan | alleugerir, alleujar, calmar, dissipar, laxar, salvar, tranquil·litzar | |
| Nouns | allayer | a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies |
| Meaning | satisfy (thirst). | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | quench, slake, assuage | |
| Entails | consume, ingest, take in, take, have | Serve oneself to, or consume regularly |
| Broader | fit, conform to, meet, satisfy, fill, fulfill, fulfil | Fill or meet a want or need |
| Spanish | aliviar, apaciguar, apagar, aplacar, calmar, remojar, saciar, suavizar | |
| Catalan | alleujar, apaivagar, calmar, sadollar, suavitzar | |
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