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- Dictionaryallay/əˈleɪ/
verb
- 1. diminish or put at rest (fear, suspicion, or worry): "the report attempted to educate the public and allay fears"
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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.
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.
Allay means to make a negative emotion or problem less strong or difficult. Learn how to use this formal verb with sentences and alternative expressions, and see how to say it in different languages.
The verb allay is used when you want to make something better or eliminate fears and concerns. 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 means to put to rest or calm something, such as fear, doubt, or anger. Learn the origin, synonyms, antonyms, and usage of the verb allay with examples from various sources.
Allay means to make something, especially a feeling, less strong. Learn how to use this formal verb with anxiety, concern, fear and other nouns, and see its origin and pronunciation.
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.
