assuagement

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assuagement

/əˈsweɪd͡ʒmənt/ US, UK

noun assuagements

countable, uncountable The action of assuaging; appeasement. He many woordes of comfort ſpake her feare away too chace. / But nought hee could perſwade therein too make her like the cace. / This laſt aſſwagement of her greef he added in the end, / Which was the onely thing that made her loving hart too bend.
Similar: alleviation
countable, uncountable The condition of being assuaged. So all that night they paſt in great diſeaſe, / Till that the morning, bringing earely light / To guide mens labours, brought them alſo eaſe, / And ſome aſſwagement of their painefull plight.
Similar: relief, respite
countable, uncountable An assuaging medicine or application. Far down below the Christian captives pine / In dungeon depths, and whoso dares to bring / Assuagements for their wounds, or food, or wine, / Must brave the fiercest vengeance of the king.

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@misc{assuagement_2026,
  title = {assuagement},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/assuagement},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}