ALLAY
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)
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
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
