Assuage

  • 91relieve — re·lieve vt re·lieved, re·liev·ing: to set free from a duty, burden, or liability cannot be relieved of his negligence the trust cannot relieve the trustees of those very basic duties that the law imposes Hosey v. Burgess, 890 S.W.2d 262 (1995)… …

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  • 92soothe — I verb allay, alleviate, ameliorate, appease, assuage, attemper, balm, becalm, blunt, calm, comfort, compose, deaden, dulcify, dull, ease, free from anxiety, free from pain, give relief, humor, hush, lenify, lenire, lessen, lull, mitigate,… …

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  • 93alleviate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. lessen, mitigate; relieve. See moderation, relief. Ant., aggravate, intensify. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. lighten, mitigate, ease; see relieve 2 . See Synonym Study at relieve . III (Roget s 3… …

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  • 94palliate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. extenuate, excuse; mitigate, soften; relieve, ameliorate. See vindication, moderation, relief. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. apologize for, make light of, screen, hide, conceal, cover, veil, gloss over,… …

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  • 95placate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. soothe, quiet; pacify, conciliate; satisfy, give satisfaction, make it up; butter up, rub the right way. See pacification, flattery. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. pacify, mollify, appease; see pacify 1 ,… …

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  • 96Relief — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Relief >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 relief relief Sgm: N 1 deliverance deliverance Sgm: N 1 refreshment refreshment &c. 689 Sgm: N 1 easement easement softening alleviation mitigation p …

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  • 97persuade — [16] The suade element of persuade goes back to Latin suādēre ‘advise, urge’, a descendant of the same Indo European base (*swād ) as produced English assuage [14], suave [16], and sweet. Addition of the intensive prefix per produced persuādēre,… …

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  • 98παρηγορητέον — one must assuage masc acc sg παρηγορητέον one must assuage neut nom/voc/acc sg …

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  • 99satisfy — [v1] please, content amuse, animate, appease, assuage, befriend, brighten up, captivate, capture, cheer, cloy, comfort, conciliate, delight, do the trick*, elate, enliven, entertain, enthrall, exhilarate, fascinate, fill, fill the bill*, flatter …

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  • 100persuade — [16] The suade element of persuade goes back to Latin suādēre ‘advise, urge’, a descendant of the same Indo European base (*swād ) as produced English assuage [14], suave [16], and sweet. Addition of the intensive prefix per produced persuādēre,… …

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