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Date: 1200-1300
Language: Old French
Origin: assouagier, from Vulgar Latin assuaviare, from Latin ad- 'to' + suavis 'sweet'

assuage

 verb
     
as‧suage [transitive] literary
to make an unpleasant feeling less painful or severe [= relieve]:
Nothing could assuage his guilt.
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