Allay

Al·lay

Allay

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Allayed; p. pr. & vb. n. Allaying

  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.

Allay

v. t.
  1. To diminish in strength; to abate; to subside.

Allay

n.
  1. Alleviation; abatement; check. [Obs.]

Allay

n.
  1. Alloy. [Obs.]

Allay

v. t.
  1. To mix (metals); to mix with a baser metal; to alloy; to deteriorate. [Archaic]