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allay
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  • He started a diary in what appeared to be a frustrated attempt to allay and resolve his own doubts.  (source)
    allay = reduce
  • The medical team's main concerns--damage to my spinal cord, airway, veins, and arteries--have been allayed.  (source)
    allayed = reduced or eliminated
  • Amanda searched his face, expecting the worst, but her fears were allayed almost immediately by his air of exhausted satisfaction.  (source)
    allayed = calmed
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  • It allays a feverish thirst that had parched me for many days.†  (source)
    allays = reduces the intensity of or calms
  • He was in a panic of superstitious fear, and I am afraid the panic may spread. To allay it, I shall today search the entire ship carefully from stem to stern.  (source)
    allay = reduce
  • "Gentlemen," I said at last, as the party ascended the steps, "I delight to have allayed your suspicions."  (source)
    allayed = reduced the intensity of or calmed
  • Amagiri's wake is sweeping the flames away from the wreckage of 109, allaying Kennedy's fears that the gasoline fires will ignite any remaining ammunition or fuel tanks.†  (source)
    allaying = reducing the intensity of or calming
  • But first behooves thee of this water drink, Or ere that longing be allay'd.†  (source)
    allay'd = reduced the intensity of or calmed
  • And I to him, "Thy true speech brings good humility to my heart, and thou allayest a great swelling in me; but who is he of whom thou now wast speaking?"†  (source)
    allayest = reduce the intensity of or calm
    standard suffix: Today, the suffix "-eth" is dropped, so that where they said "Thou loveth" in older English, today we say "You love."
  • An' if a bit o' luck turns up, I'm allays thinkin' if I can let Mr. Tom have a pull at it.†  (source)
    allays = reduces the intensity of or calms
  • Allay-loo-yah, a-lay-loo yah, a-lay-loo yah, a-lay-loo yah, a-lay-loo-yah, a-lay-loo-yah!†  (source)
  • Alex, it is too much to expect that your mutual suspicions will be allayed by something so small as this.†  (source)
    allayed = reduced the intensity of or calmed
  • Henry, after allaying her agitation, had taken her over his property, and had explained to her the use and dimensions of the various rooms.†  (source)
    allaying = reducing the intensity of or calming
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