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单词 allayment
释义

allay1, earlier aleye, alay, etc. /ə-lāˈ/

transitive verb
  1. To put down
  2. To quell
  3. To calm
  4. To alleviate
  5. To abate, lessen
  6. To reduce
  7. To alloy or temper
intransitive verb

To abate

ORIGIN: OE ālecgan, from pfx ā- (intensive), and lecgan to lay. This verb in ME became indistinguishable in form in some of its parts from allay2 or alloy, and from allege2, and the meanings also overlapped

allayˈer noun

allayˈing noun

allayˈment noun

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