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assuage verb abate, allay, alleviate, appease, blunt, chasten, check, comfort, compose, curb, 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 See also: abate, allay, alleviate, diminish, disarm, lessen, lull, meliorate, mitigate, moderate, modify, mollify, obtund, pacify, palliate, placate, relax, relieve, remedy, remit, soothe How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| But none of that assuages the sense of sadness and loss, knowing a friend and mentor was moving on. The third essay selection assuages some ruffled feathers; Steven Watts' "The Disney Doctrine" describes, in a fairly objective tone, Walt Disney's desire to promote a particular version of the nuclear family with women as the moral centers of the family (368). Likewise, the film's visual beauty in no way assuages the real conflict at its heart. |
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