allay
6 antonyms for allay — opposites grouped by meaning.
Verb — To make a strong feeling, such as fear or worry, calmer or less severe.
Synonyms by Meaning
1. verb
To make a strong feeling, such as fear or worry, calmer or less severe.
“to allay popular excitement”
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2. verb
To make something unpleasant less severe.
“to allay the severity of affliction or the bitterness of adversity”
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Etymology
This word came into English through Middle English alayen, aleyen, aleggen, which developed from Old English āleċġan (“to put, place, lay down, lay aside, throw down, give up, cease from, abandon; put down, allay, suppress, abolish, conquer, destroy, overcome, refute; lay upon, inflict, impose upon; diminish, take away...
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