assuageverb [ T ]
uk/əˈsweɪdʒ/us/əˈsweɪdʒ/formalto make unpleasant feelings less strong:
The government has tried to assuage the public's fears.
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Making things better
- a shot in the arm idiom
- add salt to sth idiom
- allay
- alleviate
- ameliorate
- heal
- mitigate
- mollify
- more
- palliate
- patch sth up
- redeem
- relieve
- salve
- spice sth up
- sting
- straighten
- straighten sb out
- streamline
- sugar-coated
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