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asswage

/əˈsweɪdʒ/verb

Definition

To lessen, ease, or calm; an archaic spelling of 'assuage'.

Modern Equivalent

ease / lessen / calm

Usage Notes

'The waters asswaged' means the flood waters receded and calmed.

Example Verse

And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that was with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters asswaged;
Genesis 8:1