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allay 【allay】v.使（恐惧，愤怒，怀疑）缓和The doctor's friendly manner helped the patient allay his fear.医生友善的态度帮助病人缓和恐惧。

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[ə'leɪ] 
allaylessen the intensity of or calm
The verb allay is used when you want to make something better or eliminate fears and concerns.
When you allay something, you are calming it or reducing difficulties. It is used commonly in the context of to allay concerns and to comfort and some of its many synonyms are alleviate, decrease, mitigate, assuage and mollify. Allay comes from the Old English word alecgan, which means "to put down," as in literally "to lighten." So, if you can allay someone's fears, you are lightening their mood!
All forms of 'allay' will appear on average once every 1403 pages.allayallayer

Front	allay
Pron	[ə'leɪ]
Back	【allay】 v.使（恐惧，愤怒，怀疑）缓和 The doctor's friendly manner helped the patient allay his fear. 医生友善的态度帮助病人缓和恐惧。
Vocab	allaylessen the intensity of or calm The verb allay is used when you want to make something better or eliminate fears and concerns. When you allay something, you are calming it or reducing difficulties. It is used commonly in the context of to allay concerns and to comfort and some of its many synonyms are alleviate, decrease, mitigate, assuage and mollify. Allay comes from the Old English word alecgan, which means "to put down," as in literally "to lighten." So, if you can allay someone's fears, you are lightening their mood! All forms of 'allay' will appear on average once every 1403 pages. allay allayer

Allay ə'Leɪ V.使（恐惧，愤怒，怀疑）缓和 Doctor's Friendly Manner Helped Patient