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Cactus. Interesting. I google arsuage and find no such reference.

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assuage Look up assuage at Dictionary.com
c.1300, from Anglo-Fr. assuager, O.Fr. assoagier "soften, moderate, alleviate, calm, soothe, pacify," from V.L. *adsuaviare, from L. ad- "to" (see ad-) + suavis "sweet, agreeable" (see sweet). For sound development in French, cf. deluge from L. diluvium, abridge from abbreviare. Related: Assuaged; assuaging.


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By: Cactus Flower
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Sat, 05 May 12 4:55 PM
Msg. 07590 of 54959

By the way, assuage is the American spelling.

In England it's arsuage.


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