Definition of allay

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Allay (v. t.) To diminish in strength; to abate; to subside.

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Antispasmodic :: Antispasmodic (n.) A medicine which prevents or allays spasms or convulsions.
Alloy :: Alloy (v. t.) To abate, impair, or debase by mixture; to allay; as, to alloy pleasure with misfortunes..
Pacify :: Pacify (v. t.) To make to be at peace; to appease; to calm; to still; to quiet; to allay the agitation, excitement, or resentment of; to tranquillize; as, to pacify a man when angry; to pacify pride, appetite, or importunity..
Allay :: Allay (v. t.) To mix (metals); to mix with a baser metal; to alloy; to deteriorate.
Alegge :: Alegge (v. t.) To allay or alleviate; to lighten.
Tantalus :: Tantalus (n.) A Phrygian king who was punished in the lower world by being placed in the midst of a lake whose waters reached to his chin but receded whenever he attempted to allay his thirst, while over his head hung branches laden with choice fruit which likewise receded whenever he stretched out his hand to grasp them..
Legge :: Legge (v. t.) To lighten; to allay.
Sedative :: Sedative (a.) allaying irritability and irritation; assuaging pain.
Sedative :: Sedative (n.) A remedy which allays irritability and irritation, and irritative activity or pain..
Hush :: Hush (v. t.) To appease; to allay; to calm; to soothe.
Allaying :: Allaying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Alla.
Antiorgastic :: Antiorgastic (a.) Tending to allay venereal excitement or desire; sedative.
Quiet :: Quiet (v. t.) To calm; to appease; to pacify; to lull; to allay; to tranquillize; as, to quiet the passions; to quiet clamors or disorders; to quiet pain or grief..
Solace :: Solace (n.) To allay; to assuage; to soothe; as, to solace grief..
Assuage :: Assuage (v. t.) To soften, in a figurative sense; to allay, mitigate, ease, or lessen, as heat, pain, or grief; to appease or pacify, as passion or tumult; to satisfy, as appetite or desire..
Refrigerative :: Refrigerative (a.) Cooling; allaying heat.
Unlaid :: Unlaid (a.) Not allayed; not pacified; not laid finally to rest.
Lay :: Lay (v. t.) To cause to be still; to calm; to allay; to suppress; to exorcise, as an evil spirit..
Refrigerant :: Refrigerant (n.) That which makes to be cool or cold; specifically, a medicine or an application for allaying fever, or the symptoms of fever; -- used also figuratively..
Slake :: Slake (a.) To allay; to quench; to extinguish; as, to slake thirst..
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