verb Download 🔗Share To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm. Examples : "to allay popular excitement" mind emotion human attitude Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To alleviate; to abate; to mitigate. Examples : "to allay the severity of affliction or the bitterness of adversity" medicine aid condition suffering Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To subside, abate, become peaceful. Examples : "The mother was allaying her child's fears about the dark by leaving a nightlight on. " emotion mind Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To mix (metals); to mix with a baser metal; to alloy; to deteriorate. Examples : "The jeweler worried that allaying the gold with too much copper would cheapen the ring and make it less valuable. " material chemistry substance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (by extension) To make worse by the introduction of inferior elements. Examples : "The chef thought adding cheap frozen vegetables was allaying the dish's quality, despite the cost savings. " negative action condition Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An allayment. Examples : "The allaying of his anxiety was a direct result of the doctor's reassuring explanation. " aid medicine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading