allay

n. குறைப்பு, தணிப்பு, மட்டுப்படுத்துதல், மட்டமான உலோகக்கலவை, மட்டஉலோகம், (வினை) அடக்கு, அமைதிப்படுத்து, தணி, குறை, மட்டமாக்கு, நலங்கெடு, இழிவுபடுத்து, கலப்படஞ்செய், மட்டஉலேகத்தைக்கல்.

Synonyms

soothe alleviate repress mitigate quiet moderate appease compose soften pacify mollify assuage tranquilize palliate culm mitigate soothe console soften moderate pacify lenify allay ease alleviate abate diminish lessen compose appease calm tranquillize

Antonyms

excite rouse aggravate stir kindle fan impassion provoke incite exasperate excite increase stimulate incite provoke inflame embitter aggravate

Al*lay", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Allayed; p. pr. & vb. n. Allaying.] Etym: [OE. alaien, aleggen, to lay down, put down, humble, put an end to, AS. alecgan; a- (cf. Goth. us-, G. er-, orig. meaning out) + lecgan to lay; but confused with old forms of allege, alloy, alegge. See Lay.] 1. 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. 2. 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. Shak. Syn. -- To alleviate; check; repress; assuage; appease; abate; subdue; destroy; compose; soothe; calm; quiet. See Alleviate. Al*lay", v. t. Defn: To diminish in strength; to abate; to subside. "When the rage allays." Shak. Al*lay", n. Defn: Alleviation; abatement; check. [Obs.] Al*lay", n. Defn: Alloy. [Obs.] Chaucer. Al*lay", v. t. Defn: To mix (metals); to mix with a baser metal; to alloy; to deteriorate. [Archaic] Fuller.

allay - Similar Words

ally wallaby vallary fallacy allayer all-day tally sally rally palla