soulager — meaning in English

English meaning

• allay verb To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm.
• alleviate verb To make pain, suffering, or a problem less severe.
• assuage verb To make an unpleasant feeling, such as fear, guilt, or grief, less intense.
• ease noun The quality of being simple or effortless.
• palliate verb To relieve the symptoms of; to ameliorate.
• redeem verb To exchange a voucher, points, or a bond for cash or its stated value.
• relieve verb To ease or reduce pain, distress, or worry.
• solace noun Comfort received during a time of grief, loneliness, or distress.
• soothe verb To calm someone down or make a painful or unpleasant feeling less intense.

Senses

soulager is used for these senses in English:

• allay (transitive) To alleviate; to abate; to mitigate.
• alleviate (transitive) To reduce or lessen the severity of a pain or difficulty.
• assuage (transitive) To lessen the intensity of, to mitigate or relieve (hunger, emotion, pain, etc.).
• ease (transitive) To alleviate, assuage or lessen (pain).
• palliate To relieve the symptoms of; to ameliorate. [from 15th c.]
• redeem (transitive) To clear, release from debt or blame.
• relieve (transitive) To ease (a person, person's thoughts etc.) from mental distress; to stop (someone) feeling anxious or worried, to alleviate the distress of. [from 14th c.]
• solace (transitive) To give solace to; comfort; cheer; console.

allay — full definition

1. verb To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm.
2. verb To alleviate; to abate; to mitigate.
3. verb To subside, abate, become peaceful.
4. verb To mix (metals); to mix with a baser metal; to alloy; to deteriorate.

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