relieve, alleviate, lighten, assuage, mitigate, allay mean to make something less grievous. relieve implies a lifting of enough of a burden to make it tolerable.

ALLAY definition: to put (fear, doubt, suspicion, anger, etc.) to rest; calm; quiet. See examples of allay used in a sentence.

ALLAY meaning: 1. If you allay a strong emotion felt by someone, such as fear or worry, you cause them to feel it…. Learn more.

To allay is to lay to rest or lull to a sense of security, possibly by making the emotion seem unjustified: to allay suspicion, anxiety, fears. To moderate is to tone down any excess and thus to restore calm: to …

allay soften, assuage: lay to rest or lull into a sense of security: She tried to allay her child’s fears.

Definition of allay verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

6 days ago · allay (third-person singular simple present allays, present participle allaying, simple past and past participle allayed) (transitive) To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to …

Allay definition: To calm or pacify (an emotion); set to rest.

The verb allay is used when you want to make something better or eliminate fears and concerns. When you allay something, you are calming it or reducing difficulties.

To allay is to lay to rest or lull to a sense of security, possibly by making the emotion seem unjustified: to allay suspicion, anxiety, fears. To moderate is to tone down any excess and thus to restore calm: to …