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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: allay (0.01815 detik)
Found 3 items, similar to allay.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: allay menenangkan, menghilangkan, menyembuhkan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: allay allay v 1: lessen the intensity of or calm; “The news eased my conscience”; “still the fears” [syn: still, relieve, ease] 2: satisfy (thirst); “The cold water quenched his thirst” [syn: quench, slake, assuage]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Allay Allay \Al*lay"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Allayed; p. pr. & vb. n. Allaying.] [OE. alaien, aleggen, to lay down, put down, humble, put an end to, AS. [=a]lecgan; [=a]- (cf. Goth. us-, G. er-, orig. meaning out) + lecgan to lay; but confused with old forms of allege, alloy, alegge. See Lay.] 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. [1913 Webster] 2. To alleviate; to abate; to mitigate; as, to allay the severity of affliction or the bitterness of adversity. [1913 Webster] It would allay the burning quality of that fell poison. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Syn: To alleviate; check; repress; assuage; appease; abate; subdue; destroy; compose; soothe; calm; quiet. See Alleviate. [1913 Webster] Allay \Al*lay"\, v. t. To diminish in strength; to abate; to subside. “When the rage allays.” --Shak. [1913 Webster] Allay \Al*lay"\, n. Alleviation; abatement; check. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Allay \Al*lay"\, n. Alloy. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Allay \Al*lay"\, v. t. To mix (metals); to mix with a baser metal; to alloy; to deteriorate. [Archaic] --Fuller. [1913 Webster]

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