ALLAY
quench, slake, allay, assuage
(verb) satisfy (thirst); “The cold water quenched his thirst”
still, allay, relieve, ease
(verb) lessen the intensity of or calm; “The news eased my conscience”; “still the fears”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
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 calm.
Synonyms: appease, assuage, compose, soothe, calm, quiet
(transitive) To alleviate; to abate; to mitigate.
Synonyms: alleviate, abate
(intransitive, obsolete) To subside, abate, become peaceful.
(archaic) To mix (metals); to mix with a baser metal; to alloy; to deteriorate.
(archaic, by extension) To make worse by the introduction of inferior elements.
Noun
allay (plural allays)
Alleviation; abatement; check.
(obsolete) An alloy.
Anagrams
• Layla
Source: Wiktionary
Al*lay", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Allayed; p. pr. & vb. n. Allaying.] Etym: [OE. alaien, aleggen, to lay down, put down, humble, put an end to, AS. alecgan; a- (cf. Goth. us-, G. er-, orig. meaning out) + lecgan to lay; but confused with old forms of allege, alloy, alegge. See Lay.]
1. To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm; as, to allay popular excitement; to allay the tumult of the passions.
2. To alleviate; to abate; to mitigate; as, to allay the severity of affliction or the bitterness of adversity. It would allay the burning quality of that fell poison. Shak.
Syn.
– To alleviate; check; repress; assuage; appease; abate; subdue; destroy; compose; soothe; calm; quiet. See Alleviate.
Al*lay", v. t.
Definition: To diminish in strength; to abate; to subside. "When the rage allays." Shak.
Al*lay", n.
Definition: Alleviation; abatement; check. [Obs.]
Al*lay", n.
Definition: Alloy. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Al*lay", v. t.
Definition: To mix (metals); to mix with a baser metal; to alloy; to deteriorate. [Archaic] Fuller.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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