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
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
allayed: {a} eased, lessened, abated, suppressed
allayed: past of allay
allaying: present participle of allay
allays: third-person singular of allay

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.