'Solacing' definitions:
Definition of 'Solacing'
From: GCIDE
- Solace \Sol"ace\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Solaced; p. pr. & vb. n. Solacing.] [OF. solacier, soulacier, F. solacier, LL. solatiare. See Solace, n.]
- 1. To cheer in grief or under calamity; to comfort; to relieve in affliction, solitude, or discomfort; to console; -- applied to persons; as, to solace one with the hope of future reward. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To allay; to assuage; to soothe; as, to solace grief. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: To comfort; assuage; allay. See Comfort. [1913 Webster]