Meaning of ASSUAGEMENT

WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced; "as he heard the news he was suddenly flooded with relief"
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	Synonyms:		alleviation, relief
	See Also:		comfort
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
	Definition:		\As*suage"ment\, n. [OF. assouagement, asuagement.] Mitigation; abatement.