soothe

S0564700 (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.

soothe

(suːð) vb1. (tr) to make calm or tranquil2. (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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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.

sooth, soothsayer, soothe - Sooth, "true, truth," or "that which is," is part of soothsayer; it is related to soothe, which once meant "assent to be true; say yes to," or "to prove or show a fact to be true."See also related terms for prove.

soothe

Past participle: soothed
Gerund: soothing

Imperative
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Present
I soothe
you soothe
he/she/it soothes
we soothe
you soothe
they soothe

Preterite
I soothed
you soothed
he/she/it soothed
we soothed
you soothed
they soothed

Present Continuous
I am soothing
you are soothing
he/she/it is soothing
we are soothing
you are soothing
they are soothing

Present Perfect
I have soothed
you have soothed
he/she/it has soothed
we have soothed
you have soothed
they have soothed

Past Continuous
I was soothing
you were soothing
he/she/it was soothing
we were soothing
you were soothing
they were soothing

Past Perfect
I had soothed
you had soothed
he/she/it had soothed
we had soothed
you had soothed
they had soothed

Future
I will soothe
you will soothe
he/she/it will soothe
we will soothe
you will soothe
they will soothe

Future Perfect
I will have soothed
you will have soothed
he/she/it will have soothed
we will have soothed
you will have soothed
they will have soothed

Future Continuous
I will be soothing
you will be soothing
he/she/it will be soothing
we will be soothing
you will be soothing
they will be soothing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been soothing
you have been soothing
he/she/it has been soothing
we have been soothing
you have been soothing
they have been soothing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been soothing
you will have been soothing
he/she/it will have been soothing
we will have been soothing
you will have been soothing
they will have been soothing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been soothing
you had been soothing
he/she/it had been soothing
we had been soothing
you had been soothing
they had been soothing

Conditional
I would soothe
you would soothe
he/she/it would soothe
we would soothe
you would soothe
they would soothe

Past Conditional
I would have soothed
you would have soothed
he/she/it would have soothed
we would have soothed
you would have soothed
they would have soothed

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	soothe - give moral or emotional strength tocomfort, console, solacecalm, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize, calm down, quiet, quieten, lull - make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"allay, still, ease, relieve - lessen the intensity of or calm; "The news eased my conscience"; "still the fears"
	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"

soothe

verb1. 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)2. relieve, ease, alleviate, dull, diminish, soften, assuage, deaden, take the edge off Lemon tisanes with honey can soothe sore throats.
relieve irritate, exacerbate, increase, stimulate, inflame

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.2. To give hope to in time of grief or pain:comfort, console, solace.

Translations

减痛安慰

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.安慰2. to ease (pain etc). The medicine soothed the child's toothache.减痛ˈsoothing adjective安慰性的ˈsoothingly adverb安慰地

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verb calm

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verb relieve

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verb to ease the anger or agitation of

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verb to give hope to in time of grief or pain

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verb give moral or emotional strength to

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verb cause to feel better

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