Word: allay
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: al
lay
Definition: To alleviate; to abate; to mitigate.
Morphemes:
Affix: a-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Forming verbs with the sense of intensified action.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: a-
Language: enm
Decoded: a-
Meaning: up, out, away
Affix: lay
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To cause to subside or abate.