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ALLAY definition: 1. If you allay a strong emotion felt by someone, such as fear or worry, you cause them to feel it…. Learn more.
The meaning of ALLAY is to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate. How to use allay in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Allay.
When you allay something, you are calming it or reducing difficulties. It is used commonly in the context of to allay concerns and to comfort and some of its many synonyms are alleviate , decrease , mitigate , assuage and mollify .
Allay, moderate, soothe mean to reduce excitement or emotion. To allay is to lay to rest or lull to a sense of security, possibly by making the emotion seem unjustified: to allay suspicion, anxiety, fears.
to make a negative emotion less strong or a problem less difficult: I was nervous, but seeing her allayed my fears. (Definition of allay from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of allay.
Definition of allay verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. To calm or pacify (an emotion); set to rest: allayed the fears of the worried citizens. 2. To reduce the intensity of; lessen or relieve: allay the threat of social unrest; allay skin irritation. See Synonyms at relieve. [Middle English aleien, from Old English ālecgan, to lay aside, lay down : ā-, intensive pref. + lecgan, to lay; see lay1 .]
To allay is to lay to rest or lull to a sense of security, possibly by making the emotion seem unjustified: to allay suspicion, anxiety, fears. To moderate is to tone down any excess and thus to restore calm: to moderate the expression of one's grief.
to make someone feel less worried or frightened, etc: I tried to allay his fears about the interview. (Definition of allay from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of allay. in Chinese (Traditional) 減輕，緩解（擔憂、恐懼等）… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 减轻，缓解（担忧、恐惧等）… See more. in Spanish.
Noun. Filter. verb. allayed, allaying, allays. To calm or pacify (an emotion); set to rest. Allayed the fears of the worried citizens. American Heritage. To put (fears, etc.) to rest; quiet; calm. Webster's New World. To reduce the intensity of; lessen or relieve. Allay the threat of social unrest; allay skin irritation. American Heritage.
