Word For The Day, Monday, July 25, 2005

dictionaries ad nauseum | July 25, 2005 | secret garden

[secret garden]

Word For The Day, Monday, July 25, 2005 - assuage

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In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".

assuage (uh-SWAYJ), verb
1. To make milder or less severe; to reduce the intensity of; to ease; to relieve.
2. To appease; to satisfy.
3. To soothe or calm; to pacify.

His generosity toward a group of young graffiti writers was, perhaps, one way to assuage his guilt.
--Phoebe Hoban, [1]Basquiat: A Quick Killing in Art

If only she would come outside
and let us meet her--face to face;
perhaps our words could turn
her anger's tide, perhaps
we could, if not erase,
at least assuage her rage.
--Euripides, Medea, edited by David R. Slavitt and Palmer Bovie

In one final attempt to assuage fears, the agency claims that these audits will comprise only "1.1 percent of the total audit-related contacts planned for the year."
--Daniel J. Pilla, "IRS prepares to intensify its kinder, gentler audits," [3]Insight on the News, April 29, 2002

Etymology: Assuage comes from Latin ad + suavis, "sweet".

Rules: Everyone must leave a post using the Word for the Day in a sentence.
The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day.

The Review threads are linked for your edification. ;-)
Practice makes perfect.....post on....

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Review Threads:

Review Thread One: Word For The Day, Thursday 11/14/02: Raffish (Be SURE to check out posts #92 and #111 on this thread!)
Review Thread Two: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/14/03: Roister
Review Thread Three: Word For The Day, Tuesday 1/28/03: Obdurate

WFB's attempt to emulate us ; ) No pushing at the door please!

[Jack Deth]

Good morning, secret garden:

Trolling for re-election votes is a fact of political life
Knocking on doors. Cook-Outs. Rubber Chicken Dinners
Must be the Old Fashioned Way
To acquire Good Ink for a Hard Working Winner

Unless, of course, you are a state Democrat
In the Number Two Slot
Who does not give the ass of a rat
For family members and friends in their time of strife

Enter the Left's Catherine Baker Knoll
Sawed off, troll-like, demented, yet hungrily bold
Who invited herself to the funeral of an heroic Marine
Passed out business cards and wistfully peed on this most solemn scene

People are PO'ed and want Knoll's head on a pike!
While her boss, Rendell's lame attempt to assuage
With an apology is ludicrous opposite the rage
That will send both packing, come the next election year!

Jack Deth~ 07/25/05.

[secret garden]

Mitt(is his full name Mitten?) should stick to the Olympics. A+ for you.

[secret garden]

And lucky post #13! It's a good day to buy a lottery ticket!

[NeoCaveman]

Mitt(is his full name Mitten?) should stick to the Olympics. A+ for you.

No, it is Willard.

[secret garden]

A+++! I've missed that chorus!

[secret garden]

This WFTD has SUCH potential...

[secret garden]

Hi Gabz. It's 99 here, according to the heat index. Too hot to trot.

[secret garden]

Egg-ze-lent! /Monty Burns
A+!

[secret garden]

Your extry credit gets another A+! I knew you'd find some creative use for this one.

[secret garden]

Four times! A+!

But the real question remains. Will this be the year that Jax gets her pony?

[secret garden]

Better late than never!

[secret garden]

I'm not as impressed with Lance since he ditched his wife but I'll still cheer for an American win.

[secret garden]

Can you believe what his Loot Gov did? That chick needs some freeping!

[secret garden]

And an A for you.

[camle]

i dunno if i need to - she took her portable sewing machine with her...

[camle]

tie me pleasure dear one

[secret garden]

A++ for the visuals and poetry.

[secret garden]

Like the guy with the rat???

[secret garden]

If the RNC is smart, they'll use that info, come election time. A+ for you!

[MortMan]

Guess what!!! We finally got all the BS wrangling over in GA, and will be ready to close as planned. I'm getting my family back!!!!!