English Explanatory Dictionary

accoy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To soothe, to calm; to assuage, to subdue.

Pronunciation

/əˈkɔɪ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-accoy.wav

Word forms

accoy accoys accoying accoyed

Etymology

From Middle French acoyer, from coy (“quiet, calm”). By surface analysis, a- + coy.

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