English English Dictionary
Result for Allay
Allay
(v. t.)
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.
Allay
(v. t.)
To alleviate; to abate; to mitigate; as, to allay the severity of affliction or the bitterness of adversity.
Allay
(v. t.)
To diminish in strength; to abate; to subside.
Allay
(n.)
Alleviation; abatement; check.
Allay
(n.)
Alloy.
Allay
(v. t.)
To mix (metals); to mix with a baser metal; to alloy; to deteriorate.