as·suage 
/əˈsweɪʤ/ verb
as·suag·es; as·suaged; as·suag·ing /əˈsweɪʤ/ verb [+ obj] formal : to make (something, such as an unpleasant feeling) less painful, severe, etc.
▪ The company tried to assuage [=soothe, calm, ease] investors' fears. ▪ City officials needed to assuage [=lessen, relieve] neighbors' concerns about the new factory. ▪ He couldn't assuage his guilt over the divorce. ▪ trying to assuage [=alleviate] his hunger/thirst
▪ The company tried to assuage [=soothe, calm, ease] investors' fears. ▪ City officials needed to assuage [=lessen, relieve] neighbors' concerns about the new factory. ▪ He couldn't assuage his guilt over the divorce. ▪ trying to assuage [=alleviate] his hunger/thirst
