Allay

v. t.	1.	To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm; as, to allay popular excitement; to allay the tumult of the passions. [imp. & p. p. Allayed ( ); p. pr. & vb. n. Allaying.]
	2.	To alleviate; to abate; to mitigate; as, to allay the severity of affliction or the bitterness of adversity. It would allay the burning quality of that fell poison. - Shak.
	1.	To diminish in strength; to abate; to subside.
n.	1.	Alleviation; abatement; check.
	1.	Alloy.
v. t.	1.	To mix (metals); to mix with a baser metal; to alloy; to deteriorate.

Verb	1.	allay - lessen the intensity of or calm; "The news eased my conscience"; "still the fears" Synonyms: still, ease, relieve
	2.	allay - satisfy (thirst); "The cold water quenched his thirst" Synonyms: quench, slake, assuage

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