Bible Dictionary
ASSUAGE
To assuage means to soften, lessen, restrain, or cause something to subside. Scripture uses it of the waters of the Flood and of the restraint or mitigation of grief; the word is not used in the New Testament.
Definition
To assuage means literally to sweeten or soften, and then to mitigate, restrain, lessen, or cause something to subside. It may describe waters, grief, or a strong emotion.
Biblical Usage
The word describes the Flood waters subsiding and grief being restrained. It is not used in the New Testament.
Historical Bible Dictionaries
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>a-swaj' (the King James Version Asswage) :Lit,. "sweeten," "soften down"; then, "mitigate," "abate"; used of "flood," Ge 8:1 ("subside"); of grief, Job 16:5,6 ("restrain"); also applied to any strong emotion; not used in the New Testament.</p>