English-Dutch translations for allay

• bedaren

Definition of allay

• To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm
• To alleviate; to abate; to mitigate
• To subside, abate, become peaceful
• To mix ; to mix with a baser metal; to alloy; to deteriorate
• Alleviation; abatement; check

Examples

• to allay popular excitement
• to allay the tumult of the passions
• to allay the severity of affliction or the bitterness of adversity

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