Posted on 07/25/2005 6:26:26 AM PDT by secret garden
Word For The Day, Monday, July 25, 2005 - assuage
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".
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The sentence must, in some way, relate to the news of the day.
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Practice makes perfect.....post on....
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!
one might say that getting a final agreement to sell my house in Georgia has assuaged most of my fears about being able to get back together with my family!
Well, he's surrounded by Rats in Massachusetts.
Excellent news and an A to boot!
True (and dumping her for Sheryl Crow... sheesh), but he does have a great attitude.
Bite your tongue!!!!!!!!!
She actually asked Daddy what was the point of going if we weren't getting one...............
Apparently she did - I read ysterday that her voicemail box was full!!!!!!!
I resemble that remark.........
wonderful news!!!!!!!!!!!!!
On Friday it dropped 23 degrees in less than an hour; on Saturday night it dropped almost 30 degrees in less than an hour. Miss Slippy is very happy. We are now going into beautiful autumn. Oh and the fireworks were beautiful! These were electrical storms.
I'm posting our Oscar Mayer Weinermobile photo over on your other thread, SG.
Do you feel like the medications are started to assuage the pain, Gabz? You might have done too much over the weekend!
Not periods. PMS. Totally different, HD!
This is why I don't write poetry. LOL!
Chicken/egg issues. Or maybe crab/egg?
Sorry you can't make it, but rest that foot as much as you can.
Only three days to your Birthday, xs. Glad you're having a great time.
I thought you all had DRY heat and that was why it was tolerable???????????
Cheryl Crow, ugghhhhh!
are you Jewish?
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