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1. (v.t.) soothe
to offer relief or comfort to:
to soothe someone with kind words.
2. soothe
to mitigate; assuage; allay:
to soothe sunburned skin.
3. (v.i.) soothe
to exert a soothing influence.
Etymology: (bef. 950; ME sothen to verify, OE sōthian, der. of sōthsooth)
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| Definition of 'soothe' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) comfort, soothe, console, solace
give moral or emotional strength to
2. (verb) soothe
cause to feel better
"the medicine soothes the pain of the inflammation"
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1. (verb) soothe
to reduce the pain caused by sth
lozenges to soothe your sore throat
2. soothe
to comfort sb who is upset
a hug to soothe her small child
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| Definition of 'soothe' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) soothe
to assent to as true
2. (adj) soothe
to assent to; to comply with; to gratify; to humor by compliance; to please with blandishments or soft words; to flatter
3. (adj) soothe
to assuage; to mollify; to calm; to comfort; as, to soothe a crying child; to soothe one's sorrows
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Sense: to calm, comfort or quieten (a person, his feelings etc)
She was so upset that it took half an hour to soothe her.
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 Afrikaans: troos |
 Arabic: يُهَدِّئ |
 Bulgarian: успокоявам |
 Brazilian: acalmar |
 Czech: ukonejšit |
 German: besänftigen |
 Danish: berolige |
 Greek: ηρεμώ, κατευνάζω |
 Spanish: calmar, tranquilizar |
 Estonian: rahustama |
 Farsi: آرامش دادن؛ آسايش دادن |
 Finnish: tyynnyttää |
 French: calmer |
 Hebrew: לְהַרגיעַ |
 Hindi: शांत करना, प्रशमित करना |
 Croatian: umirivati, tažiti |
 Hungarian: megnyugtat |
 Indonesian: menenangkan |
 Icelandic: róa, sefa |
 Italian: calmare |
 Japanese: なだめる |
 Korean: 진정시키다 |
 Lithuanian: nuraminti |
 Latvian: []mierināt |
 Malay: menenangkan` |
 Dutch: kalmeren |
 Norwegian: berolige, roe ned |
 Polish: uspokajać |
 Persian: آرامش دادن؛ آسايش دادن |
 Pashto: آرام کول |
 Portuguese: acalmar |
 Romanian: a linişti |
 Russian: успокаивать |
 Slovak: upokojiť |
 Slovenian: pomiriti |
 Serbian: umiriti |
 Swedish: lugna |
 Thai: ปลอบโยน |
 Turkish: yatıştırmak |
 Taiwanese: 安慰 |
 Ukrainian: заспокоювати, втішати |
 Urdu: تسلی دینا، تشفی کرنا |
 Vietnamese: làm yên tĩnh, làm êm dịu |
 Chinese: 安慰 |
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