| Flashcards: Latin Derivatives |
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assuage
1) to make milder, relieve (pain, sorrow); 2) to satisfy, relieve (hunger, thirst); 3) to calm (passion, fear)
Time assuages grief.
Related English words: assuager, assuagement
Latin root words: suavitas, suavitatis, f. - sweetness, pleasantness; suavis, suave - sweet, delightful, pleasant, agreeable
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