# assuage

> English word · Verb · IPA /əˈsweɪd͡ʒ/ · frequency rank #45,210

## Definitions
1. To lessen the intensity of, to mitigate or relieve (hunger, emotion, pain, etc.).
2. To pacify or soothe (someone).
3. To calm down, become less violent (of passion, hunger etc.); to subside, to abate.

## Etymology
From Middle English aswagen, from Old French asuagier (“to appease, to calm”), from Vulgar Latin *assuāviō (“I sweeten, I butter up, I calm”), derived from Latin ad- + suāvis (“sweet”) + -iō.

## Easily confused with
- **assume** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/assuage-vs-assume)
- **assure** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/assuage-vs-assure)
- **Assange** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/assange-vs-assuage)

## Common misspellings (5)
`assauge`, `assuaeg`, `assuagge`, `assugae`, `asuage`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/assuage