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- Dictionaryal·lay/əˈlā/
verb
- 1. diminish or put at rest (fear, suspicion, or worry): "the report attempted to educate the public and allay fears"
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The meaning of ALLAY is to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate. How to use allay in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Allay.
ALLAY definition: 1. If you allay a strong emotion felt by someone, such as fear or worry, you cause them to feel it…. Learn more.
Allay, moderate, soothe mean to reduce excitement or emotion. To allay is to lay to rest or lull to a sense of security, possibly by making the emotion seem unjustified: to allay suspicion, anxiety, fears.
to make a negative emotion less strong or a problem less difficult: I was nervous, but seeing her allayed my fears. (Definition of allay from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of allay.
The verb allay is used when you want to make something better or eliminate fears and concerns. When you allay something, you are calming it or reducing difficulties. It is used commonly in the context of to allay concerns and to comfort and some of its many synonyms are alleviate, decrease, mitigate, assuage and mollify.
To allay is to lay to rest or lull to a sense of security, possibly by making the emotion seem unjustified: to allay suspicion, anxiety, fears. To moderate is to tone down any excess and thus to restore calm: to moderate the expression of one's grief.
Definition of allay verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
allay. verb. formal uk / əˈleɪ / us. allay sb's concerns/fears/suspicions, etc. Add to word list. to make someone feel less worried or frightened, etc: I tried to allay his fears about the interview.
allay. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English al‧lay /əˈleɪ/ verb [transitive] → allay (somebody’s) fear/concern/suspicion etc → See Verb table Examples from the Corpus allay • Kelly argues that the removal of the requirement to aid decision-makers would allay fears.
al·lay. (ə-lā′) tr.v. al·layed, al·lay·ing, al·lays. 1. To calm or pacify (an emotion); set to rest: allayed the fears of the worried citizens. 2. To reduce the intensity of; lessen or relieve: allay the threat of social unrest; allay skin irritation. See Synonyms at relieve.
