Thesaurus
Allay... 1. (vt) To make quiet or calm; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm; as, to
allay one's fears; to
allay the tumult of the passions.
...ALLAY.
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... QUENCH. kwench, kwensh: Where the word is used of fire or of thirst it has the usual
meaning: "to allay," "to extinguish," "to suppress," "to cool." In the Old ...
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Quiet (167 Occurrences)
... 9. (vt) To calm; to appease; to pacify; to lull; to allay; to tranquillize; as,
to quiet the passions; to quiet clamors or disorders; to quiet pain or grief. ...
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Lay (524 Occurrences)
... (vt) To spread on a surface; as, to lay plaster or paint. 16. (vt) To cause to be
still; to calm; to allay; to suppress; to exorcise, as an evil spirit. 17. ...
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Delay (47 Occurrences)
... 4. (n.) To allay; to temper. 5. (vi) To move slowly; to stop for a time; to
linger; to tarry. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. DELAY. ...
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Pacify (4 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (vt) To appease; to calm; to still; to quiet; to allay
the agitation, excitement, or resentment of; to tranquillize; as, to pacify a ...
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Cool (8 Occurrences)
... 9. (vt) To moderate the heat or excitement of; to allay, as passion of any kind;
to calm; to moderate. 10. (vi) To become less hot; to lose heat. 11. ...
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Crucifixion (4 Occurrences)
... of the Roman soldiers, which was put on a hyssop stalk and offered to our Lord in
contemptuous pity (Matthew 27:48; Luke 23:36), he tasted to allay the agonies ...
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Charm (5 Occurrences)
... affect by magic. 8. (n.) To subdue or overcome by some secret power, or by
that which gives pleasure; to allay; to soothe. 9. (n.) To ...
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Assuage (1 Occurrence)
... 1. (vt) To soften; to allay, mitigate, ease, or lessen pain or grief; to appease
or pacify, as passion or tumult; to satisfy, as appetite or desire. ...
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Greek
3931. paregoria -- exhortation, comfort ... 3931 ("soothing help") is "primarily an addressing (address) to bring a soothing,
solace like medicines which
allay irritation" (Vine, Unger, White, , 111).
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