allay
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
lessen the intensity of or calm
The news eased my conscience
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
satisfy (thirst)
The cold water quenched his thirst
Types & categories
- fulfil hypernym
Related & opposite
- ingest entails
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | easing |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | hush |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | allayer |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | relief |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | comfort |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | abreact |
| 2 | entails | Related & opposite | ingest |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | fulfil |