allay

  1. Verb.  (transitive) To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm.
  2. Verb.  (transitive) To alleviate; to abate; to mitigate.
  3. Verb.  (intransitive, obsolete) To subside, become peaceful.

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