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verb

Allay v. t. (past & past part. allayed; pres. part. allaying)

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.

To alleviate; to abate; to mitigate; as, to allay the severity of affliction or the bitterness of adversity. "It would allay the burning quality of that fell poison."

Synonyms: To alleviate; check; repress; assuage; appease; abate; subdue; destroy; compose; soothe; calm; quiet. See Alleviate.

Allay v. t. To diminish in strength; to abate; to subside. "When the rage allays."

Allay v. t. To mix (metals); to mix with a baser metal; to alloy; to deteriorate. (Archaic)

noun

Allay n. Alleviation; abatement; check. (Obs.)

Allay n. Alloy. (Obs.)

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— Edward II. - Marlowe's Plays • Christopher Marlowe

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— Inca Land - Explorations in the Highlands of Peru • Hiram Bingham

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