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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024soothe /suð/USA pronunciation v., soothed, sooth•ing. - to offer comfort to;
cause to be calm:[~ + object]to soothe someone with kind words. - to relieve the pain in or of (something): [~ + object]a lotion to soothe sunburned skin.[no object]The lotion soothes as it heals.
sooth•er, n. [countable] sooth•ing, adj.: her quiet, soothing voice. sooth•ing•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024soothe (so̅o̅ᵺ),USA pronunciation v., soothed, sooth•ing. v.t. - to tranquilize or calm, as a person or the feelings;
relieve, comfort, or refresh:soothing someone's anger; to soothe someone with a hot drink. - to mitigate, assuage, or allay, as pain, sorrow, or doubt:to soothe sunburned skin.
v.i. - to exert a soothing influence;
bring tranquillity, calm, ease, or comfort.
- bef. 950; Middle English sothen to verify, Old English sōthian, equivalent. to sōth sooth + -ian infinitive suffix; modern English sense shift "to verify'' "to support (a person's statement)'' "to encourage'' "to calm''
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See comfort, allay.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged alleviate, appease, mollify.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged upset, roil.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: soothe /suːð/ vb - (transitive) to make calm or tranquil
- (transitive) to relieve or assuage (pain, longing, etc)
- (intransitive) to bring tranquillity or relief
Etymology: 16th Century (in the sense: to mollify): from Old English sōthian to prove; related to Old Norse sanna to assert; see soothˈsoother n |