allay
/əˈleɪ/verb
with obj.
1- diminish or put at rest (fear, suspicion, or worry)减轻, 消除（恐惧, 怀疑, 焦虑）：
the report attempted to educate the public and allay fears.
该报道试图教育公众并减少恐惧。
1.1
- relieve or alleviate (pain or hunger)解除, 减轻（痛苦, 饥饿）：
some stale figs partly allayed our hunger.
一些不新鲜的无花果部分缓解了我们的饥饿。
词源
Old English ālecgan 'lay down or aside'.