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Showing words for ALLAYING using the English dictionary
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Definitions for Allaying
[1] to put (fear, doubt, suspicion, anger, etc.) to rest; calm; quiet.
[2] to lessen or relieve; mitigate; alleviate: to allay pain.
[3] to relieve (pain, grief, etc) or be relieved
[4] (tr) to reduce (fear, anger, etc)
Words related to Allaying
allaymitigate, assuage, lessen, calm, alleviate, pacify, mollify, ease, compose, lighten, quiet, square, decrease, abate, moderate
Words nearby Allaying
allayallantoin, allantoinuria, allantois, allargando, allative, allay, allecret, allegation, allege, alleged, allegedly
Origin of Allaying
before 1000; Middle English aleyen, Old English ālecgan to put down, allay (ā- a-3 + lecgan to lay1); spelling -ll- shows influence of the now obsolete allege (< Anglo-French, Old French aleg(i)er; see allege) to alleviate, allay
Words that may be confused with Allaying
WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, allayallay, alley, alloy, ally
Other words from Allaying
al·lay·er , noun
un·al·layed , adjective
Word origin for Allaying
Old English ālecgan to put down, from lecgan to lay 1
Synonyms for Allaying
alleviate, assuage, calm, ease, lessen, mitigate, mollify, pacify, abate, compose, decrease, lighten, moderate, quiet, square, cool out, make nice, play up to, pour oil on, take the bite out, take the sting out