ALLAY
a-la' (heniach, "to cause to rest," "soothe":
"Gentleness allayeth (lit., "pacifieth") great offenses" (Ecclesiastes 10:4)): The word is applied to what "excites, disturbs and makes uneasy" (Smith, Synonyms Discriminated, 106).
Bibliography Information Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'ALLAY'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.