Both Uses of
assuage
in
The House of the Spirits
- "This is to assuage our conscience, darling," she would explain to Blanca.†
Chpt 4 *assuage = soothe
- Trueba proceeded to explain to him the various clauses of the marriage contract, which did a great deal to assuage the Frenchman's fears.†
Chpt 7
Definition:
to soothe (make something less unpleasant or frightening)