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assuageth

assuageth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of assuage.

Meaning of assuage

Verb

assuage (third-person singular simple present assuages, present participle assuaging, simple past and past participle assuaged)

  1. (transitive) To lessen the intensity of, to mitigate or relieve (hunger, emotion, pain, etc.).
    • Refreshing winds the summer's heat assuage.1705, J[oseph] Addison, Remarks on Several Parts of Italy, &c. in the Years 1701, 1702, 1703, London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC
  2. (transitive) To pacify or soothe (someone).
  3. (intransitive, obsolete) To calm down, become less violent (of passion, hunger etc.); to subside, to abate.

Origin of assuageth

assuage + -eth

Questions about assuageth

What is assuageth the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Assuageth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of assuage.

Words near assuageth in the dictionary

  1. assuagements
  2. assuager
  3. assuagers
  4. assuages
  5. assuagest
  6. assuageth
  7. assuaging
  8. assuagingly
  9. assuagings
  10. Assuan
  11. assuasive

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