soothe

[Soothe]

To soothe is to relieve or to bring comfort. If the pounding in your head is driving you mad, it sounds like you might need an aspirin or two to soothe your headache.

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To assent to as true.

Verb
cause to feel better; "the medicine soothes the pain of the inflammation"

Verb
give moral or emotional strength to


a.
To assent to as true.

a.
To assent to; to comply with; to gratify; to humor by compliance; to please with blandishments or soft words; to flatter.

a.
To assuage; to mollify; to calm; to comfort; as, to soothe a crying child; to soothe one's sorrows.


Soothe

Soothe , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Soothed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Soothing.] [Originally, to assent to as true; OE. soien to verify, AS. gesian to prove the truth of, to bear witness. See Sooth, a.] 1. To assent to as true. [Obs.] Testament of Love. 2. To assent to; to comply with; to gratify; to humor by compliance; to please with blandishments or soft words; to flatter.
Good, my lord, soothe him, let him take the fellow.
I've tried the force of every reason on him, Soothed and caressed, been angry, soothed again.
3. To assuage; to mollify; to calm; to comfort; as, to soothe a crying child; to soothe one's sorrows.
Music hath charms to soothe the savage breast, To soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak.
Though the sound of Fame May for a moment soothe, it can not slake The fever of vain longing.
Syn. -- To soften; assuage; allay; compose; mollify; tranquilize; pacify; mitigate.

To assent to as true.

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Usage Examples

O! many a shaft, at random sent, Finds mark the archer little meant! And many a word, at random spoken, May soothe or wound a heart that's broken!

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Other Usage Examples

When music fails to agree to the ear, to soothe the ear and the heart and the senses, then it has missed the point.

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