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ALLAY

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Dictionary entry overview: What does allay mean?

• ALLAY (verb)
The verb ALLAY has 2 senses:

1. lessen the intensity of or calm
2. satisfy (thirst)

Familiarity information: ALLAY used as a verb is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• ALLAY (verb)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Lessen the intensity of or calm

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Synonyms:

allay; still; ease; relieve

Context examples:

The news eased my conscience / still the fears

Hypernyms (to "allay" is one way to...):

comfort; console; solace; soothe (give moral or emotional strength to)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "allay"):

abreact (discharge bad feelings or tension through verbalization)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Sentence example:

The good news will allay her

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Satisfy (thirst)

Classified under:

Verbs of eating and drinking

Synonyms:

quench; slake; allay; assuage

Context example:

The cold water quenched his thirst

Hypernyms (to "allay" is one way to...):

fill; fulfil; fulfill; meet; satisfy (fill or meet a want or need)

"Allay" entails doing...:

consume; have; ingest; take; take in (serve oneself to, or consume regularly)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

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