accoy /əˈkɔɪ/ verb1 •(no longer used) To soothe, to calm; to assuage, to subdue.Of faire Paeana I received was, And oft imbrast, as if that I were hee, And with kind words accoyd, vowing great love to mee. — 1596 formsaccoyed · accoied · accoying · accoys