assuage

/əˈsweɪdʒ/verb

To ease or soften something unpleasant, such as pain, hunger, or a strong emotion.

Example sentence

“A warm bath helped assuage the soreness in her muscles.”

Collocates with fears, doubts, guilt, and grief. You assuage the feeling, not the person who has it.

Related words

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