Allay(n.) Alleviation; abatement; check.
Allay(n.) Alloy.
Allay(v. t.) To mix (metals); to mix with a baser metal; to alloy; to deteriorate.
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.
Allayed(imp. & p. p.) of Allay
Allayer(n.) One who, or that which, allays.
Allaying(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Allay
Allayment(n.) An allaying; that which allays; mitigation.
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