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Definition of Allay |
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Allay
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. To alleviate; to abate; to mitigate; as, to allay the severity of affliction or the bitterness of adversity. To diminish in strength; to abate; to subside. Alleviation; abatement; check. Alloy. To mix (metals); to mix with a baser metal; to alloy; to deteriorate. Related Definitions: Abate, Abatement, Adversity, Affliction, Allay, Alleviate, Alleviation, Alloy, Appease, As, At, Bitterness, Calm, Check, Deteriorate, Diminish, Excitement, In, Make, Metal, Mitigate, Mix, Of, Or, Pacify, Popular, Put, Quell, Quiet, Rest, Severity, Strength, Subside, The, To, Tumult, With |
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Allay Translations
allay in German is zerstreuen, verringern, beruhigen allay in Latin is sedo |
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