Definition of allay

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

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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..
Sedative :: Sedative (n.) A remedy which allays irritability and irritation, and irritative activity or pain..
Allayed :: Allayed (imp. & p. p.) of Alla.
Solace :: Solace (n.) To allay; to assuage; to soothe; as, to solace grief..
Atonic :: Atonic (n.) A remedy capable of allaying organic excitement or irritation.
Emollient :: Emollient (n.) An external something or soothing application to allay irritation, soreness, etc..
Allay :: Allay (v. t.) To alleviate; to abate; to mitigate; as, to allay the severity of affliction or the bitterness of adversity..
Alloy :: Alloy (v. t.) To abate, impair, or debase by mixture; to allay; as, to alloy pleasure with misfortunes..
Allay :: Allay (v. t.) To diminish in strength; to abate; to subside.
Slocken :: Slocken (v. t.) To quench; to allay; to slake. See Slake.
Hush :: Hush (v. t.) To appease; to allay; to calm; to soothe.
Charm :: Charm (n.) To subdue or overcome by some secret power, or by that which gives pleasure; to allay; to soothe..
Refrigerant :: Refrigerant (a.) Cooling; allaying heat or fever.
Slake :: Slake (a.) To allay; to quench; to extinguish; as, to slake thirst..
Antispasmodic :: Antispasmodic (n.) A medicine which prevents or allays spasms or convulsions.
Antiorgastic :: Antiorgastic (a.) Tending to allay venereal excitement or desire; sedative.
Tranquillize :: Tranquillize (v. t.) To render tranquil; to allay when agitated; to compose; to make calm and peaceful; as, to tranquilize a state disturbed by factions or civil commotions; to tranquilize the mind..
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..
Narcotic :: Narcotic (n.) A drug which, in medicinal doses, generally allays morbid susceptibility, relieves pain, and produces sleep; but which, in poisonous doses, produces stupor, coma, or convulsions, and, when given in sufficient quantity, causes death. The best examples are opium (with morphine), belladonna (with atropine), and conium..
Legge :: Legge (v. t.) To lighten; to allay.
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