What does "allay" mean?
Allay: 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. See Alleviate.
Additional senses
- 2.To diminish in strength; to abate; to subside. "When the rage allays." Shak.
- 3.Alleviation; abatement; check. [Obs.]
- 4.Alloy. [Obs.] Chaucer.
- 5.To mix (metals); to mix with a baser metal; to alloy; to deteriorate. [Archaic] Fuller.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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