assuage
I
verb
abate, allay, alleviate, appease, attemper, blunt, chasten, check, comfort, compose, curb, diminish, ease, lessen, levare, mitigare, mitigate, moderate, mollify, obtund, pacify, palliate, quell, quench, reduce, relieve, remedy, salve, sate, satiate, satisfy, sedare, slake, smother, soften, solace, soothe, still, temper, tranquilize
II
index
allay, alleviate, diminish, disarm (set at ease), lessen, lull, meliorate, mitigate, moderate (temper), modify (moderate), mollify, obtund, pacify, palliate (abate), placate, relax, relieve (free from burden), remedy, remit (relax), soothe
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006