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Detailed Synonyms for allay in English

allay:

to allay verb (allaies, allayed, allaying)

  1. to allay
    to reassure; to set at ease; to soothe; to allay
    • reassure verb (reassures, reassured, reassuring)
    • set at ease verb (sets at ease, set at ease, setting at ease)
    • soothe verb (soothes, soothed, soothing)
    • allay verb (allaies, allayed, allaying)
  2. to allay
    to satisfy; to allay; to soothe; to please; to saturate; to hush; to tranquillize; to satiate; to quiet; to silence; to tranquilize; to tranquillise
    • satisfy verb (satisfies, satisfied, satisfying)
    • allay verb (allaies, allayed, allaying)
    • soothe verb (soothes, soothed, soothing)
    • please verb (pleases, pleased, pleasing)
    • saturate verb (saturates, saturated, saturating)
    • hush verb (hushes, hushed, hushing)
    • tranquillize verb, American (tranquillizes, tranquillized, tranquillizing)
    • satiate verb (satiates, satiated, satiating)
    • quiet verb (quiets, quieted, quieting)
    • silence verb (silences, silenced, silencing)
    • tranquilize verb, American
    • tranquillise verb, British
  3. to allay
    to calm down; to subside; to allay; to cool down; to soothe
    • calm down verb (calms down, calmed down, calming down)
    • subside verb (subsides, subsided, subsiding)
    • allay verb (allaies, allayed, allaying)
    • cool down verb (cools down, cooled down, cooling down)
    • soothe verb (soothes, soothed, soothing)
  4. to allay
    – satisfy (thirst) 1
    to quench; to allay; slake; assuage
    – satisfy (thirst) 1
    • quench verb (quenches, quenched, quenching)
      • The cold water quenched his thirst1
    • allay verb (allaies, allayed, allaying)
    • slake verb
    • assuage verb
  5. to allay
    – lessen the intensity of or calm 1
    to still; to ease; to relieve; to allay
    – lessen the intensity of or calm 1
    • still verb (stills, stilled, stilling)
      • still the fears1
    • ease verb (eases, eased, easing)
      • The news eased my conscience1
    • relieve verb (relieves, relieved, relieving)
    • allay verb (allaies, allayed, allaying)

Conjugations for allay:

present
  1. allay
  2. allay
  3. allaies
  4. allay
  5. allay
  6. allay
simple past
  1. allayed
  2. allayed
  3. allayed
  4. allayed
  5. allayed
  6. allayed
present perfect
  1. have allayed
  2. have allayed
  3. has allayed
  4. have allayed
  5. have allayed
  6. have allayed
past continuous
  1. was allaying
  2. were allaying
  3. was allaying
  4. were allaying
  5. were allaying
  6. were allaying
future
  1. shall allay
  2. will allay
  3. will allay
  4. shall allay
  5. will allay
  6. will allay
continuous present
  1. am allaying
  2. are allaying
  3. is allaying
  4. are allaying
  5. are allaying
  6. are allaying
subjunctive
  1. be allayed
  2. be allayed
  3. be allayed
  4. be allayed
  5. be allayed
  6. be allayed
diverse
  1. allay!
  2. let's allay!
  3. allayed
  4. allaying
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Related Definitions for "allay":

  1. satisfy (thirst)1
  2. lessen the intensity of or calm1