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assuage
A trivial ornament or gadget, especially one whose name the speaker does not know or cannot recall
To make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense
Giving the impression that something bad, unpleasant or threatening is going to happen.
(of speech, writing, or behavior) lively, entertaining, and typically mildly titillating sexually
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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
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his feelings by saying that Spot had had a very good life while he was alive.
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