allay

/ษ™หˆleษช/

IPA: /AH0 L EY1/

noun
  1. 1

    Alleviation; abatement; check.

  2. 2

    An alloy.

verb
  1. 1

    To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm.

    โ€œto allay popular excitementโ€

    syn:appeaseassuagecalmcomposequietsoothe
  2. 2

    To alleviate; to abate; to mitigate.

    โ€œto allay the severity of affliction or the bitterness of adversityโ€

    syn:abatealleviate
  3. 3

    To subside, abate, become peaceful.

  4. 4

    To mix (metals); to mix with a baser metal; to alloy; to deteriorate.

  5. 5

    (by extension) To make worse by the introduction of inferior elements.

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