Allay

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun Alloy.

II. Allay ·noun Alleviation; abatement; check.

III. Allay ·vt To diminish in strength; to Abate; to Subside.

IV. Allay ·vt To mix (metals); to mix with a baser metal; to Alloy; to Deteriorate.

V. Allay ·vt To Alleviate; to Abate; to Mitigate; as, to allay the severity of affliction or the bitterness of adversity.

VI. Allay ·vt 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.