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allay verb1.

I. verb trans.
Lay down, lay aside; annul, abolish; abandon. OE-LME.
Bring low (a person). OE-LME.
Put down, quash, (a principle, personal attribute, etc.). OE-M17.
Quell (a disturbance, a strong feeling, etc.), appease. ME.
P. Gallico Had insisted they follow the usual tourist route to allay suspicion.
Diminish, weaken, mitigate. ME.
Chesterfield Neither envy, indignation, nor ridicule, will obstruct or allay the applause which you may really deserve.
Assuage, relieve, alleviate. LME.
P. G. Wodehouse A secret sorrow which the spectacle of Judson did nothing to allay. W. Golding The water did not satisfy thirst so much as allay it.
Temper (iron, steel, etc.). LME-L15.
Dilute. LME-E19.
Make less severe (wind, hot weather, etc.); cause (water, a storm, dust, etc.) to subside. L15.
Shakespeare Tempest If by your art..you have Put the wild waters in this roar, allay them. M. Lowry The street where no one had allayed the dust.
Temper or abate (a pleasure, advantage) by the association of something unpleasant. E16.
S. Johnson Benefits are allayed by reproaches.
II. verb intrans.
Subside, abate, become mild. E16-E18.
allayer noun E17.