ALLAYED

Scrabble

WWF

A(1) L(1) L(1) A(1) Y(4) E(1) D(2)

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Definition

verb

To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm.
“to allay popular excitement”
To alleviate; to abate; to mitigate.
“to allay the severity of affliction or the bitterness of adversity”
To subside, abate, become peaceful.
To mix (metals); to mix with a baser metal; to alloy; to deteriorate.
(by extension) To make worse by the introduction of inferior elements.