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assuage
A societal or group-wide sense of dissatisfaction or stagnation, often in politics or economics.
(of bad behavior) done openly and unashamedly
To make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense
Someone who speaks loudly and without thinking, often causing trouble or embarrassment.
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To make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense
When Sam saw that Frank looked sad because his dog Spot had died, Sam tried to
assuage
his feelings by saying that Spot had had a very good life while he was alive.
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