- OE. alaienaleggen, to lay down, put down, humble, put an end to, AS. ālecgan; ā-cf. Goth. us-, G. er-, orig. meaning out) + lecgan to lay; but confused with old forms of allegealloyalegge. See Lay
- To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm; as, to allay popular excitement; to allay the tumult of the passions.
- To alleviate; to abate; to mitigate; as, to allay the severity of affliction or the bitterness of adversity.It would allay the burning quality of that fell poison.To alleviate; check; repress; assuage; appease; abate; subdue; destroy; compose; soothe; calm; quiet. See Alleviate.
