assuage
/əˈsweɪdʒ/verb
with obj.
1- make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense使（不愉快的感觉）减轻：
the letter assuaged the fears of most members.
那封信减轻了大部分成员的恐惧。
1.1
- satisfy (an appetite or desire)满足（食欲, 欲望）：
an opportunity occurred to assuage her desire for knowledge.
一个满足她求知欲的机会出现了。
派生词
assuagement
noun词源
Middle English: from Old French assouagier, asouagier, based on Latin ad- 'to' (expressing change) + suavis 'sweet'.