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- Dictionaryallay/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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Learn the meaning, synonyms, and usage of the verb allay, which means to make something less severe or quiet. See examples of allay in sentences and its etymology and history.
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.
Learn the meaning of allay, a formal verb that means to make a negative emotion less strong or a problem less difficult. See how to use it in sentences and find translations in different languages.
Allay, moderate, soothe mean to reduce excitement or emotion. To allay is to lay to rest or lull to a sense of security, possibly by making the emotion seem unjustified: to allay suspicion, anxiety, fears.
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.
Allay is a formal verb that means to make something, especially a feeling, less strong. Learn how to use it in sentences, see examples and synonyms, and check its pronunciation and word origin.
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.
