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title: Brain farts
date: 2006-02-16 11:17:00.00 -8
tags: posts 
categories: geeky work
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Heard on a conf call…


> Your fears will be.. uh.. ah.. uh-swayed, or whatever that word is…

**assuage** |??sw?j|
verb [ trans. ]
make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense : _the letter assuaged the fears of most members._ See note at _alleviate_ .
• satisfy (an appetite or desire) : _an opportunity occurred to assuage her desire for knowledge._