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assuage


assuage
Pronunciation: ⁄əˈsweɪdʒ⁄
verb
[with object]
·              make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense:the letter assuaged the fears of most members
·    satisfy (an appetite or desire):an opportunity occurred to assuage her desire for knowledge

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