assuaging
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
assuage /əˈsweɪdʒ/
▶verb
- 1 make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense.
- 2 satisfy (an appetite or desire).
– derivatives
assuagement noun.
assuagement noun.
– origin ME: from OFr. assouagier, based on L. ad- ‘to’ + suavis ‘sweet’.

