[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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. =alecgan; =a- 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.
      1913 webster

   2. to alleviate; to abate; to mitigate; as, to allay the
      severity of affliction or the bitterness of adversity.
      1913 webster

            it would allay the burning quality of that fell
            poison.                               --shak.
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   syn: to alleviate; check; repress; assuage; appease; abate;
        subdue; destroy; compose; soothe; calm; quiet. see
        alleviate.
        1913 webster
see also:
allayed allaying lay alleviate 

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