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English Dictionary: allay	by the DICT Development Group
6 results for allay
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
allay v lessen the intensity of or calm; "The news eased my conscience"; "still the fears" Synonym(s): still, allay, relieve, ease satisfy (thirst); "The cold water quenched his thirst" Synonym(s): quench, slake, allay, assuage
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Allay \Al*lay"\, n. Alleviation; abatement; check. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Allay \Al*lay"\, n. Alloy. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Allay \Al*lay"\, v. t. To mix (metals); to mix with a baser metal; to alloy; to deteriorate. [Archaic] --Fuller.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Allay \Allay"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Allayed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Allaying}.] [OE. alaien, aleggen, to lay down, put down, humble, put an end to, AS. [be]lecgan; [be]- (cf. Goth. us-, G. er-, orig. meaning out) + lecgan to lay; but confused with old forms of allege, alloy, alegge. See {Lay}.] 1. To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm; as, to allay* popular excitement; to allay the tumult of the passions. 2. To alleviate; to abate; to mitigate; as, to allay the severity of affliction or the bitterness of adversity. It would allay the burning quality of that fell poison. --Shak. Syn: To alleviate; check; repress; assuage; appease; abate; subdue; destroy; compose; soothe; calm; quiet. See {Alleviate}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Allay \Al*lay"\, v. t. To diminish in strength; to abate; to subside. [bd]When the rage allays.[b8] --Shak.