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allay
Overview of verb allay
The verb allay has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. still, allay, relieve, ease -- (lessen the intensity of or calm; "The news eased my conscience"; "still the fears")
2. quench, slake, allay, assuage -- (satisfy (thirst); "The cold water quenched his thirst")
Grep of noun allay
allayer
Antonyms of verb allay
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb allay
2 senses of allay
Sense 1
still, allay, relieve, ease
=> comfort, soothe, console, solace
Sense 2
quench, slake, allay, assuage
=> meet, satisfy, fill, fulfill, fulfil
=> provide, supply, ply, cater
=> give
=> transfer
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb allay
1 of 2 senses of allay
Sense 1
still, allay, relieve, ease
=> abreact
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb allay
2 senses of allay
Sense 1
still, allay, relieve, ease
=> comfort, soothe, console, solace
Sense 2
quench, slake, allay, assuage
=> meet, satisfy, fill, fulfill, fulfil
'Cause To' of verb allay
Derived Forms of verb allay
1 of 2 senses of allay
Sense 1
still, allay, relieve, ease
RELATED TO>(noun) allayer#1
=> reliever, allayer, comforter
Domain of verb allay
Domain Terms of verb allay
Familiarity of verb allay
allay used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb allay
2 senses of allay
Sense 1
still, allay, relieve, ease
EX: The good news will allay her
Sense 2
quench, slake, allay, assuage
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb allay
2 senses of allay
Sense 1
still, allay, relieve, ease
> comfort, soothe, console, solace
=> calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still
=> still, allay, relieve, ease
Sense 2
quench, slake, allay, assuage
> meet, satisfy, fill, fulfill, fulfil
=> answer
=> quell, stay, appease
=> feed on, feed upon
=> quench, slake, allay, assuage
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb allay
Sense 1
still, allay, relieve, ease
=> comfort, soothe, console, solace
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Sense 2
quench, slake, allay, assuage
=> meet, satisfy, fill, fulfill, fulfil
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Grep of verb allay
allay
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