how to pronounce assuage

/əsˈwɛɪdʒ/

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assuage is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of assuage in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… to assuage his loneliness grant started …”

meanings of assuage

verb:

To lessen the intensity of, to mitigate or relieve (hunger, emotion, pain etc.).
To calm down, become less violent (of passion, hunger etc.); to subside, to abate.
To pacify or soothe (someone).

assuage frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word assuage occurs in english on average 0.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.