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    allay
    /əˈleɪ/

    verb

    • 1. diminish or put at rest (fear, suspicion, or worry): "the report attempted to educate the public and allay fears"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishALLAY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Allay means to make a negative emotion less strong or a problem less difficult. Learn how to use this formal verb with sentences and synonyms from the Cambridge Dictionary.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › allayAllay Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of ALLAY is to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate. How to use allay in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Allay.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › allayALLAY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Allay means to put (fear, doubt, suspicion, anger, etc.) to rest; calm; quiet. It can also mean to lessen or relieve something. See the origin, synonyms, antonyms, and example sentences of allay.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryALLAY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    Allay means to make a negative emotion or problem less strong or difficult. Learn how to use this formal verb in sentences and see translations in different languages.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishALLAY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Allay means to stop someone feeling afraid or doubtful, or to lessen or relieve something. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts, with synonyms and examples from Collins English Dictionary.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › allayAllay - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    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. It is used commonly in the context of to allay concerns and to comfort and some of its many synonyms are alleviate, decrease, mitigate, assuage and mollify.

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of allay – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

    Allay is a formal verb that means to make someone feel less worried or frightened, etc. See the definition, examples and translations of allay in different languages.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishallay verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Allay is a formal verb that means to make something, especially a feeling, less strong. Learn how to pronounce it, see examples, synonyms and word origin.

  10. www.yourdictionary.com › allayAllay Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

    Learn the meaning, synonyms, antonyms, and origin of the verb and noun allay, which means to calm or pacify something. See examples of how to use allay in sentences and find similar words.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › allayallay | meaning of allay in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

    Allay means to reduce or lessen somebody's fear, concern, suspicion, etc. See how to use this verb in different tenses and contexts with examples from the corpus.