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assuage
verb /əˈsweɪdʒ/
a) To lessen the intensity of, to mitigate or relieve (hunger, emotion, pain etc.).

I pray that our Heavenly Father may assuage the anguish of your bereavement, and leave you only the cherished memory of the loved and lost

b) To pacify or soothe (someone).

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