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Verb
Present participle for to make more bearable or less severe
“Such videos are very popular as they help assuage the guilt feelings of parents over their failure to control the TV in the first place.”
Verb
Present participle for to lessen the intensity of, to mitigate or relieve (hunger, emotion, pain etc)
“I myself incline to the minority view that science alone cannot assuage our craving for human contact.”
Verb
Present participle for to lessen the anger or agitation of
“… nothing would assuage the angry parent except the prompt dismissal of the teacher who had used corporal punishment without authorization.”
Adjective
Serving to alleviate a person's feelings of grief or distress
Adjective
Intended to propitiate, reconcile, expiate or appease
Adjective
Having the quality of softening or soothing the skin
Adjective
Easing the bowels
Adjective
Helping to avoid confrontation
Noun
The alleviation of pain, discomfort, or distress
Adjective
Adjective
Tolerant of deviation
Adjective
Willing to conciliate, or to make concessions
Adjective
Adequate or acceptable
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