"allay" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /əˈleɪ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Mélange a trois-allay.wav [UK] Forms: allays [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪ Etymology: From Middle English alayen, aleyen, aleggen, from Old English āleċġan (“to put, place, lay down, lay aside, throw down, give up, cease from, abandon; put down, allay, suppress, abolish, conquer, destroy, overcome, refute; lay upon, inflict, impose upon; diminish, take away, refuse, lessen, withhold”), from Proto-Germanic *uzlagjaną (“to lay down”), equivalent to a- + lay. Cognate with German erlegen (“to impose, cause to succumb, kill”), Gothic 𐌿𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 (uslagjan, “to lay down”). In Middle English the word was identical to forms of allege and alloy, leading to much overlapping of senses. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*legʰ-}}, {{inh|en|enm|alayen}} Middle English alayen, {{m|enm|aleyen}} aleyen, {{m|enm|aleggen}} aleggen, {{inh|en|ang|āleċġan||to put, place, lay down, lay aside, throw down, give up, cease from, abandon; put down, allay, suppress, abolish, conquer, destroy, overcome, refute; lay upon, inflict, impose upon; diminish, take away, refuse, lessen, withhold}} Old English āleċġan (“to put, place, lay down, lay aside, throw down, give up, cease from, abandon; put down, allay, suppress, abolish, conquer, destroy, overcome, refute; lay upon, inflict, impose upon; diminish, take away, refuse, lessen, withhold”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*uzlagjaną||to lay down}} Proto-Germanic *uzlagjaną (“to lay down”), {{prefix|en|a|lay}} a- + lay, {{cog|de|erlegen||to impose, cause to succumb, kill}} German erlegen (“to impose, cause to succumb, kill”), {{cog|got|𐌿𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽||to lay down}} Gothic 𐌿𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 (uslagjan, “to lay down”), {{m|en|allege}} allege, {{m|en|alloy}} alloy Head templates: {{en-noun}} allay (plural allays)
  1. Alleviation; abatement; check.
    Sense id: en-allay-en-noun-jphN58o5 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with a- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with a-: 16 11 17 22 18 8 7
  2. (obsolete) An alloy. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-allay-en-noun-oaIkB0RA Categories (other): English terms prefixed with a- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with a-: 16 11 17 22 18 8 7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: alay [obsolete]

Verb

IPA: /əˈleɪ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Mélange a trois-allay.wav [UK] Forms: allays [present, singular, third-person], allaying [participle, present], allayed [participle, past], allayed [past]
Rhymes: -eɪ Etymology: From Middle English alayen, aleyen, aleggen, from Old English āleċġan (“to put, place, lay down, lay aside, throw down, give up, cease from, abandon; put down, allay, suppress, abolish, conquer, destroy, overcome, refute; lay upon, inflict, impose upon; diminish, take away, refuse, lessen, withhold”), from Proto-Germanic *uzlagjaną (“to lay down”), equivalent to a- + lay. Cognate with German erlegen (“to impose, cause to succumb, kill”), Gothic 𐌿𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 (uslagjan, “to lay down”). In Middle English the word was identical to forms of allege and alloy, leading to much overlapping of senses. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*legʰ-}}, {{inh|en|enm|alayen}} Middle English alayen, {{m|enm|aleyen}} aleyen, {{m|enm|aleggen}} aleggen, {{inh|en|ang|āleċġan||to put, place, lay down, lay aside, throw down, give up, cease from, abandon; put down, allay, suppress, abolish, conquer, destroy, overcome, refute; lay upon, inflict, impose upon; diminish, take away, refuse, lessen, withhold}} Old English āleċġan (“to put, place, lay down, lay aside, throw down, give up, cease from, abandon; put down, allay, suppress, abolish, conquer, destroy, overcome, refute; lay upon, inflict, impose upon; diminish, take away, refuse, lessen, withhold”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*uzlagjaną||to lay down}} Proto-Germanic *uzlagjaną (“to lay down”), {{prefix|en|a|lay}} a- + lay, {{cog|de|erlegen||to impose, cause to succumb, kill}} German erlegen (“to impose, cause to succumb, kill”), {{cog|got|𐌿𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽||to lay down}} Gothic 𐌿𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽 (uslagjan, “to lay down”), {{m|en|allege}} allege, {{m|en|alloy}} alloy Head templates: {{en-verb}} allay (third-person singular simple present allays, present participle allaying, simple past and past participle allayed)
  1. (transitive) To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm. Tags: transitive Synonyms: appease, assuage, compose, soothe, calm, quiet Translations (to make quiet or put at rest): успокоявам (uspokojavam) (Bulgarian), уталожвам (utaložvam) (Bulgarian), utišit (Czech), uklidnit (Czech), bedaren (Dutch), vaientaa (Finnish), apaiser (French), pacifier (French), beruhigen (German), dämpfen (German), κατευνάζω (katevnázo) (Greek), eloszlat (Hungarian), whakamahea (Maori), aquietar (Portuguese), astâmpăra (Romanian), alina (Romanian), aquietar (Spanish), calmar (Spanish), tawelu (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-allay-en-verb-k8QgfFg3 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with a- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with a-: 16 11 17 22 18 8 7 Disambiguation of 'to make quiet or put at rest': 92 1 2 1 4
  2. (transitive) To alleviate; to abate; to mitigate. Tags: transitive Synonyms: alleviate, abate Translations (to alleviate): облекчавам (oblekčavam) (Bulgarian), смекчавам (smekčavam) (Bulgarian), lieventää (Finnish), lievittää (Finnish), soulager (French), erleichtern (German), lindern (German), ανακουφίζω (anakoufízo) (Greek), κατευνάζω (katevnázo) (Greek), enyhít (Hungarian), csillapít (Hungarian), whakamauru (Maori), aliviar (Portuguese), alina (Romanian), aliviar (Spanish), mitigar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-allay-en-verb-z8MlDMJp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with a- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 7 8 43 8 20 5 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with a-: 16 11 17 22 18 8 7 Disambiguation of 'to alleviate': 15 71 12 2 1
  3. (intransitive, obsolete) To subside, abate, become peaceful. Tags: intransitive, obsolete
    Sense id: en-allay-en-verb-Jt6D5BlE Categories (other): English terms prefixed with a- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with a-: 16 11 17 22 18 8 7
  4. (archaic) To mix (metals); to mix with a baser metal; to alloy; to deteriorate. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-allay-en-verb-6pja4Tud
  5. (archaic, by extension) To make worse by the introduction of inferior elements. Tags: archaic, broadly
    Sense id: en-allay-en-verb-6WusbT16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: alay [obsolete] Derived forms: allayable, allayer, allayment, unallayed

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "text": "to allay popular excitement",
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          "ref": "1983, James C. H. Shen, “Dropping the First Shoe”, in Robert Myers, editor, The U.S. & Free China: How the U.S. Sold Out Its Ally, Washington, D.C.: Acropolis Books Ltd., page 84",
          "text": "Kissinger was obviously doing his best to allay our government's growing apprehension in connection with Nixon's forthcoming trip to Peking.",
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          "ref": "2020 February 12, Mark Sweney, “Mobile World Congress axed after firms quit over coronavirus fears”, in The Guardian",
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        "(transitive) To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm."
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          "word": "calm"
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          "word": "quiet"
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          "_dis1": "92 1 2 1 4",
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          "roman": "uspokojavam",
          "sense": "to make quiet or put at rest",
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          "roman": "utaložvam",
          "sense": "to make quiet or put at rest",
          "word": "уталожвам"
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          "code": "cs",
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          "sense": "to make quiet or put at rest",
          "word": "utišit"
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          "_dis1": "92 1 2 1 4",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to make quiet or put at rest",
          "word": "uklidnit"
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to make quiet or put at rest",
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to make quiet or put at rest",
          "word": "vaientaa"
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to make quiet or put at rest",
          "word": "apaiser"
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to make quiet or put at rest",
          "word": "pacifier"
        },
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to make quiet or put at rest",
          "word": "beruhigen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 1 2 1 4",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to make quiet or put at rest",
          "word": "dämpfen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 1 2 1 4",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "katevnázo",
          "sense": "to make quiet or put at rest",
          "word": "κατευνάζω"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 1 2 1 4",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to make quiet or put at rest",
          "word": "eloszlat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 1 2 1 4",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to make quiet or put at rest",
          "word": "whakamahea"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 1 2 1 4",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to make quiet or put at rest",
          "word": "aquietar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 1 2 1 4",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to make quiet or put at rest",
          "word": "astâmpăra"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "92 1 2 1 4",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to make quiet or put at rest",
          "word": "alina"
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to make quiet or put at rest",
          "word": "aquietar"
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        {
          "_dis1": "92 1 2 1 4",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to make quiet or put at rest",
          "word": "calmar"
        },
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          "_dis1": "92 1 2 1 4",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "to make quiet or put at rest",
          "word": "tawelu"
        }
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          "text": "to allay the severity of affliction or the bitterness of adversity",
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        "To alleviate; to abate; to mitigate."
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        "(transitive) To alleviate; to abate; to mitigate."
      ],
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          "_dis1": "15 71 12 2 1",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "oblekčavam",
          "sense": "to alleviate",
          "word": "облекчавам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "15 71 12 2 1",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "smekčavam",
          "sense": "to alleviate",
          "word": "смекчавам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "15 71 12 2 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to alleviate",
          "word": "lieventää"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "15 71 12 2 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to alleviate",
          "word": "lievittää"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "15 71 12 2 1",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to alleviate",
          "word": "soulager"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "15 71 12 2 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to alleviate",
          "word": "erleichtern"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "15 71 12 2 1",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to alleviate",
          "word": "lindern"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "15 71 12 2 1",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "anakoufízo",
          "sense": "to alleviate",
          "word": "ανακουφίζω"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "15 71 12 2 1",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "katevnázo",
          "sense": "to alleviate",
          "word": "κατευνάζω"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "15 71 12 2 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to alleviate",
          "word": "enyhít"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "15 71 12 2 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to alleviate",
          "word": "csillapít"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "15 71 12 2 1",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to alleviate",
          "word": "whakamauru"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "15 71 12 2 1",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to alleviate",
          "word": "aliviar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "15 71 12 2 1",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to alleviate",
          "word": "alina"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "15 71 12 2 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to alleviate",
          "word": "aliviar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "15 71 12 2 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to alleviate",
          "word": "mitigar"
        }
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To subside, abate, become peaceful."
      ],
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive, obsolete) To subside, abate, become peaceful."
      ],
      "tags": [
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        "obsolete"
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    },
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      "glosses": [
        "To mix (metals); to mix with a baser metal; to alloy; to deteriorate."
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      "links": [
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          "deteriorate",
          "deteriorate"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archaic) To mix (metals); to mix with a baser metal; to alloy; to deteriorate."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ]
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        "(archaic, by extension) To make worse by the introduction of inferior elements."
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      "roman": "uspokojavam",
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      "word": "успокоявам"
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      "sense": "to make quiet or put at rest",
      "word": "уталожвам"
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      "word": "utišit"
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      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "to make quiet or put at rest",
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      "code": "nl",
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      "word": "bedaren"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "to make quiet or put at rest",
      "word": "vaientaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "to make quiet or put at rest",
      "word": "apaiser"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to make quiet or put at rest",
      "word": "pacifier"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to make quiet or put at rest",
      "word": "beruhigen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to make quiet or put at rest",
      "word": "dämpfen"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "katevnázo",
      "sense": "to make quiet or put at rest",
      "word": "κατευνάζω"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to make quiet or put at rest",
      "word": "eloszlat"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to make quiet or put at rest",
      "word": "whakamahea"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to make quiet or put at rest",
      "word": "aquietar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to make quiet or put at rest",
      "word": "astâmpăra"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to make quiet or put at rest",
      "word": "alina"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to make quiet or put at rest",
      "word": "aquietar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to make quiet or put at rest",
      "word": "calmar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "to make quiet or put at rest",
      "word": "tawelu"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "oblekčavam",
      "sense": "to alleviate",
      "word": "облекчавам"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "smekčavam",
      "sense": "to alleviate",
      "word": "смекчавам"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to alleviate",
      "word": "lieventää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to alleviate",
      "word": "lievittää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to alleviate",
      "word": "soulager"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to alleviate",
      "word": "erleichtern"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to alleviate",
      "word": "lindern"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "anakoufízo",
      "sense": "to alleviate",
      "word": "ανακουφίζω"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "katevnázo",
      "sense": "to alleviate",
      "word": "κατευνάζω"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to alleviate",
      "word": "enyhít"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to alleviate",
      "word": "csillapít"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to alleviate",
      "word": "whakamauru"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to alleviate",
      "word": "aliviar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to alleviate",
      "word": "alina"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to alleviate",
      "word": "aliviar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to alleviate",
      "word": "mitigar"
    }
  ],
  "word": "allay"
}

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    "English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *legʰ-",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms inherited from Old English",
    "English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "English terms prefixed with a-",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
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      "name": "root"
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        "3": "alayen"
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      "expansion": "Middle English alayen",
      "name": "inh"
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "aleyen"
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      "expansion": "aleyen",
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        "3": "āleċġan",
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      "expansion": "Old English āleċġan (“to put, place, lay down, lay aside, throw down, give up, cease from, abandon; put down, allay, suppress, abolish, conquer, destroy, overcome, refute; lay upon, inflict, impose upon; diminish, take away, refuse, lessen, withhold”)",
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        "4": "",
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      "name": "inh"
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      "args": {
        "1": "de",
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        "3": "",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐌿𐍃𐌻𐌰𐌲𐌾𐌰𐌽",
        "3": "",
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "glosses": [
        "Alleviation; abatement; check."
      ],
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          "abatement",
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          "check",
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        ]
      ]
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    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An alloy."
      ],
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          "alloy",
          "alloy"
        ]
      ],
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        "(obsolete) An alloy."
      ],
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        "obsolete"
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/əˈleɪ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eɪ"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (UK)"
    }
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "alay"
    }
  ],
  "word": "allay"
}

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