All 3 Uses of
assuage
in
Harry Potter (#7) and the Deathly Hallows
- Harry felt that nothing but action would assuage his feelings of guilt and grief
Chpt 6 *assuage = soothe
- The mem-ories swirled, silver white and strange, and without hesitating, with a feeling of reckless abandonment, as though this would assuage his torturing grief, Harry dived.†
Chpt 33
- I assuaged my conscience with empty words.†
Chpt 35
Definition:
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(assuage) to soothe (make something less unpleasant or frightening)