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allay

/əˈleɪ/ noun C2
  1. Alleviation; abatement; check.

Plural allays

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He had to pretend to be drunk in order to allay the suspicions which might have been aroused by his appearance at the gate.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 48 · B2
Still, she felt her pulse, and finding it throb violently she remembered that the best method of dispelling such illusions was to drink, for a draught of the beverage prepared by the doctor to allay her fever seemed to cause a reaction of the brain, and for a short time she suffered less.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 992 · C1

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