ALLAYED
Verb
allayed
simple past tense and past participle of allay
Anagrams
• delayal
Source: Wiktionary
ALLAY
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