Allay word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "allay" word

[verb] satisfy (thirst); "The cold water quenched his thirst"
[verb] lessen the intensity of; calm; as of anxieties and fears

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\Al*lay"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Allayed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Allaying}.] [OE. alaien, aleggen, to lay down, put down, humble, put an end to, AS. [=a]lecgan; [=a]- (cf. Goth. us-, G. er-, orig. meaning out) + lecgan to lay; but confused with old forms of allege, alloy, alegge. See {Lay}.] 1. 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. 2. To alleviate; to abate; to mitigate; as, to allay the severity of affliction or the bitterness of adversity. It would allay the burning quality of that fell poison. --Shak. Syn: To alleviate; check; repress; assuage; appease; abate; subdue; destroy; compose; soothe; calm; quiet. See {Alleviate}.
\Al*lay"\, v. t. To diminish in strength; to abate; to subside. ``When the rage allays.'' --Shak.
\Al*lay"\, n. Alleviation; abatement; check. [Obs.]
\Al*lay"\, n. Alloy. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
\Al*lay"\, v. t. To mix (metals); to mix with a baser metal; to alloy; to deteriorate. [Archaic] --Fuller.

Synonyms for allay

assuage, ease, quench, relieve, slake, still

Related terms: appease, blunt, damp, deaden, deliver, disburden, dulcify, engorge, fill, glut, modulate, numb, overfeed, pacify, pad, placate, regale, relieve, salve, soothe, suppress, tame

The fun area, different aproach to word »allay«

Let's analyse "allay" as pure text. This string has Five letters in Two syllables and Two vowels (In our algorithm Y is not counted as vowel, but in English language, sometimes it sounds like one). 40% of vowels is 1.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: YALLA. Average typing speed for these characters is 1430 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: .- .-.. .-.. .- -.--

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: allay: 1 + 1 = 2, reduced: 2 (or 9 if Y is vowel too). and the final result is Two.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: allay: 1 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 7 = 15, reduced: 6, and the final result is Six.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (2)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
L (2)	12	Hanged Man	Leader, Teacher, Healer, Decisive
Y (1)	25	Knight of Wands	Brave, Daring, Bold, Charismatic, Brash

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