Definition of "allay" in English

verb

1. (transitive) To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm.

   • to allay popular excitement
   • to allay the tumult of the passions

2. (transitive) To alleviate; to abate; to mitigate.

   • to allay the severity of affliction or the bitterness of adversity

3. (intransitive, obsolete) To subside, abate, become peaceful.

4. (archaic) To mix (metals); to mix with a baser metal; to alloy; to deteriorate.

5. (archaic, by extension) To make worse by the introduction of inferior elements.

noun

1. Alleviation; abatement; check.

2. (obsolete) An alloy.