soothe
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soothe
(so͞oth)v. soothed, sooth·ing, soothes
v.tr.
1. To calm or placate (a person, for example).
2. To ease or relieve (pain, for example).
v.intr.
To bring comfort, composure, or relief.
[Middle English sothen, to verify, from Old English sōthian, from sōth, true; see es- in Indo-European roots.]
sooth′er n.
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soothe
(suːð)vb
1. (tr) to make calm or tranquil
2. (tr) to relieve or assuage (pain, longing, etc)
3. (intr) to bring tranquillity or relief
[C16 (in the sense: to mollify): from Old English sōthian to prove; related to Old Norse sanna to assert; see sooth]
ˈsoother n
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soothe
(suð)v. soothed, sooth•ing. v.t.
1. to offer relief or comfort to: to soothe someone with kind words.
2. to mitigate; assuage; allay: to soothe sunburned skin.
v.i. 3. to exert a soothing influence.
[before 950; Middle English sothen to verify, Old English sōthian, derivative of sōth sooth]
sooth′er, n.
syn: See comfort.
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See also related terms for prove.
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soothe
Past participle: soothed
Gerund: soothing
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| Verb | 1. | soothe - give moral or emotional strength to calm, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize, calm down, quiet, quieten, lull - make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear" |
| 2. | soothe - cause to feel better; "the medicine soothes the pain of the inflammation" alleviate, relieve, palliate, assuage - provide physical relief, as from pain; "This pill will relieve your headaches" irritate - excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame; "Aspirin irritates my stomach" |
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soothe
verb
1. calm, still, quiet, hush, settle, calm down, appease, lull, mitigate, pacify, mollify, smooth down, tranquillize He would take her in his arms and soothe her.
calm worry, excite, upset, disturb, annoy, irritate, rouse, hassle (informal), aggravate (informal), agitate, inflame, disquiet, vex, get on your nerves (informal)
calm worry, excite, upset, disturb, annoy, irritate, rouse, hassle (informal), aggravate (informal), agitate, inflame, disquiet, vex, get on your nerves (informal)
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soothe
verb1. To ease the anger or agitation of:
appease, assuage, calm (down), conciliate, dulcify, gentle, mollify, pacify, placate, propitiate, soften, sweeten.
Idiom: pour oil on troubled water.
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soothe
[suːð]A. VT [+ person, baby] → calmar, tranquilizar; [+ nerves] → calmar; [+ mind] → relajar; [+ anger] → aplacar; [+ doubts] → acallar; [+ pain, cough] → aliviar
to soothe sb's fears → disipar los temores de algn, tranquilizar a algn
to soothe sb's vanity → halagar la vanidad a algn
to soothe sb's fears → disipar los temores de algn, tranquilizar a algn
to soothe sb's vanity → halagar la vanidad a algn
B. VI → aliviar
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
soothe
(suːð) verb1. to calm, comfort or quieten (a person, his feelings etc). She was so upset that it took half an hour to soothe her.calmar, tranquilizar
ˈsoothing adjectiveˈsoothingly adverbKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
soothe
vt. calmar, aliviar, mitigar; suavizar.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
soothe
vt aliviar, calmarEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.