allay

English - Turkish

Definition of allay in English Turkish dictionary

{f} yatıştırmak, hafifletmek: allay s.o.'s fears birinin endişelerini yatıştırmak

{f} hafifletmek

yatıştır

azaltmak

dindirmek

yatıştırmak

yatiştir

{f} sakinleştirmek

azalt

{f} gidermek

{f} bastırmak

Related Terms

iron allay

demir halita

English - English

Definition of allay in English English dictionary

To alleviate; to abate; to mitigate

to allay the severity of affliction or the bitterness of adversity.

To subside, become peaceful

And the wynde alayed, and there folowed a greate calme: and he sayde unto them: why are ye fearfull?.

To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm

to allay the tumult of the passions.

to calm the violence or reduce the intensity of; mitigate

{v} to abate, pacify, quiet

satisfy (thirst); "The cold water quenched his thirst"

lessen the intensity of or calm; "The news eased my conscience"; "still the fears"

To diminish in strength; to abate; to subside

{f} relieve; calm; alleviate pain; alleviate fear

To mix (metals); to mix with a baser metal; to alloy; to deteriorate

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

If you allay someone's fears or doubts, you stop them feeling afraid or doubtful. He did what he could to allay his wife's fears. = calm. allay (sb's) fear/concern/suspicion etc to make someone feel less afraid, worried etc

Alleviation; abatement; check

To alleviate; to abate; to mitigate; as, to allay the severity of affliction or the bitterness of adversity

Alloy

Related Terms

allayed

{a} eased, lessened, abated, suppressed

allayed

past of allay

allaying

present participle of allay

allays

third-person singular of allay

Hyphenation

al·lay

Turkish pronunciation

ıley

Synonyms

alleviate, check, repress, assuage, appease, abate, subdue, destroy, compose, soothe, calm, quiet, cool out, decrease, ease

Antonyms

intensify, provoke, stir, worsen

Pronunciation

/əˈlā/ /əˈleɪ/

Etymology

[ a-'lA, &- ] (verb.) 14th century. From Old English ālecgan (“lay down”), from Proto-Germanic, corresponding to ā- (“out, aside”) + lecgan (“lay”). Cognate with German erlegen. In Middle English the word was identical to forms of allege and alloy, leading to much overlapping of senses.

Tenses

allays, allaying, allayed