Allay — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

lessen the intensity of or calm

satisfy (thirst)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæɹɪˌaʊt/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈɔːʃt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈɔːʃt/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈæɹɪˌaʊt/.

Examples

The news eased my conscience
still the fears
The cold water quenched his thirst

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

quench still ease slake assuage relieve

Parts of Speech

verb	lessen the intensity of or calm “The news eased my conscience”
verb	satisfy (thirst) “The cold water quenched his thirst”

Word Forms

still	noun	(poetic) tranquil silence
allayer	noun	a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies
reliever	noun	a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies
ease	noun	the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress)
easement	noun	the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

zerstreuen

die Intensität verringern oder beruhigen

🇫🇷French

apaiser

diminuer l'intensité ou calmer

🇪🇸Spanish

aliviar

disminuir la intensidad o calmar

🇮🇹Italian

placare

diminuire l'intensità o calmare

🇳🇱Dutch

wegnemen

de intensiteit of kalmte verminderen

🇵🇹Portuguese

acalmar

diminuir a intensidade ou acalmar

🇷🇺Russian

успокоить

уменьшить интенсивность или успокоить

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दूर,

की तीव्रता को कम करना या शांत करना

🇧🇩Bengali

আলয়

এর তীব্রতা কমানো বা শান্ত করা

🇮🇳Tamil

குறை

தீவிரத்தை குறைக்க அல்லது அமைதி

🇮🇳Telugu

తగ్గించు

తీవ్రతను తగ్గించండి లేదా ప్రశాంతంగా ఉండండి

🇮🇳Marathi

दूर करणे

ची तीव्रता कमी करा किंवा शांत करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

દૂર કરવું

ની તીવ્રતા ઓછી કરો અથવા શાંત કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿವಾರಿಸು

ತೀವ್ರತೆಯನ್ನು ಕಡಿಮೆ ಮಾಡಿ ಅಥವಾ ಶಾಂತಗೊಳಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇളക്കുക

തീവ്രത കുറയ്ക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ശാന്തമാക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦੂਰ ਕਰੋ

ਦੀ ਤੀਬਰਤਾ ਨੂੰ ਘਟਾਓ ਜਾਂ ਸ਼ਾਂਤ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

حل

کی شدت کو کم کرنا یا پرسکون کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

缓和

减轻强度或平静

🇯🇵Japanese

和らげる

強さを弱める、または穏やかにする

🇰🇷Korean

완화하다

강도를 줄이거나 진정시키다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xoa dịu

giảm bớt cường độ hoặc bình tĩnh

🇹🇭Thai

ผ่อนคลาย

ลดความรุนแรงหรือความสงบลง

🇮🇩Indonesian

menenangkan

mengurangi intensitas atau ketenangan

🇵🇭Filipino

magpakalma

bawasan ang intensity ng o kalmado

🇲🇾Malay

meredakan

mengurangkan keamatan atau ketenangan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تهدئة

تقليل شدة أو الهدوء

🇮🇷Persian

آرام کردن

کاهش شدت یا آرام کردن

🇹🇷Turkish

yatıştırmak

yoğunluğunu azaltmak veya sakinleştirmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַרְגִיעַ

להפחית את העוצמה של או להרגיע

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