'Soothe' definitions:
Definition of 'soothe'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Soothe'
From: GCIDE
- Soothe \Soothe\ (s[=oo][th]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Soothed; p. pr. & vb. n. Soothing.] [Originally, to assent to as true; OE. so[eth]ien to verify, AS. ges[=o][eth]ian to prove the truth of, to bear witness. See Sooth, a.]
- 1. To assent to as true. [Obs.] --Testament of Love. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To assent to; to comply with; to gratify; to humor by compliance; to please with blandishments or soft words; to flatter. [1913 Webster]
- Good, my lord, soothe him, let him take the fellow. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- I've tried the force of every reason on him, Soothed and caressed, been angry, soothed again. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To assuage; to mollify; to calm; to comfort; as, to soothe a crying child; to soothe one's sorrows. [1913 Webster]
- Music hath charms to soothe the savage breast, To soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak. --Congreve. [1913 Webster]
- Though the sound of Fame May for a moment soothe, it can not slake The fever of vain longing. --Byron. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: To soften; assuage; allay; compose; mollify; tranquilize; pacify; mitigate. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'soothe'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abate,
- allay,
- alleviate,
- anesthetize,
- appease,
- assuage,
- balm,
- becalm,
- benumb,
- calm,
- calm down,
- cease,
- comfort,
- compose,
- conciliate,
- console,
- cool,
- cradle,
- cushion,
- deaden,
- deaden the pain,
- defuse,
- die down,
- diminish,
- dulcify,
- dull,
- dwindle,
- ease,
- ease matters,
- ebb,
- even out,
- foment,
- gentle,
- give relief,
- halt,
- hush,
- lay,
- lay the dust,
- lessen,
- lull,
- mitigate,
- molder,
- mollify,
- numb,
- pacify,
- pad,
- palliate,
- placate,
- poultice,
- pour balm into,
- pour balm on,
- pour oil on,
- propitiate,
- quell,
- quiesce,
- quiet,
- quieten,
- reduce,
- relieve,
- rest,
- rock,
- rock to sleep,
- salve,
- settle,
- slacken,
- slake,
- smooth,
- smooth down,
- smooth over,
- smoothen,
- soften,
- stabilize,
- steady,
- still,
- stop,
- stupe,
- subdue,
- subside,
- tranquilize,
- wane