v. Obs. rare. In 7 assw-. [f. A- pref. 11 (improperly written as-, after as-sure, etc.) + SWEETEN.] To sweeten, make less bitter.
1599. Sandys, Europæ Spec. (1632), 232. That rigour of Iustice, which the bountifulnesse of this Mercy did mitigate and assweeten.
