soothe (redirected from soothers)

soothe  (s)

v. soothed, sooth·ing, soothes

v.tr.

1. To calm or placate.

2. To ease or relieve (pain, for example).

v.intr.

To bring comfort, composure, or relief.

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[Middle English sothen, to verify, from Old English sthian, from sth, true; see es- in Indo-European roots.]

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soother n.

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soothe

Verb

[soothing, soothed]

1. to make (a worried or angry person) calm and relaxed

2. (of an ointment or cream) to relieve (pain) [Old English sōthian to prove]

soothing adj

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	soothe - give moral or emotional strength to comfort, console, solace calm, 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"

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soothe

verb 1. calm, still, quiet, hush, settle, calm down, appease, lull, mitigate, pacify, mollify, smooth down, tranquillize << OPPOSITE upset

verb 2. relieve, ease, alleviate, dull, diminish, assuage << OPPOSITE irritate

Translations

soothe [suːð] vt → tranquilizar [+ pain]; aliviar

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soothe [suːð] vt → calmer, apaiser

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soothe [suːð] vt → beruhigen;

(pain) → lindern

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soothe [suːð] vt → calmare

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soothe

v soothe [suːð]

1 to calm, comfort or quieten (a person, his feelings etc) She was so upset that it took half an hour to soothe her. troos يُهَدِّئ успокоявам ukonejšit berolige besänftigen ηρεμώ, κατευνάζω calmar, tranquilizar rahustama آرامش دادن؛ آسايش دادن tyynnyttää calmer לְהַרגיעַ शांत करना, प्रशमित करना umirivati, tažiti megnyugtat menenangkan róa, sefa calmare なだめる (남의 기분을) 가라앉히다, 달래다 nuraminti []mierināt menenangkan kalmeren berolige, roe ned uspokajać acalmar a linişti успокаивать upokojiť pomiriti umiriti lugna สงบลง yatıştırmak 安慰 заспокоювати, втішати تسلی دینا، تشفی کرنا làm yên tĩnh, làm êm dịu 安慰

2 to ease (pain etc) The medicine soothed the child's toothache. verlig يُخَفِّف الألَم облекчавам ulevit dulme mildern καταπραΰνω, απαλύνω aliviar, calmar leevendama تسكين دادن lievittää calmer לְשַׁכֵּך कम करना blažiti što enyhít meredakan lina, sefa calmare 和らげる (고통을) 덜어주다, 편하게 하다 numalšinti remdēt melegakan verzachten lindre uśmierzać, koić abrandar a calma облегчать uľaviť ublažiti smiriti lindra, stilla บรรเทาความเจ็บปวด dindirmek 減痛 пом'якшувати; полегшувати تسکین پہنچانا làm đỡ đau, làm giảm nhẹ 减痛

adj soothing

verligtend مُهَدِّئ успокояващ zklidňující beroligende; dulmende besänftigen καταπραϋντικός sedante, calmante, tranquilizante rahustav tyynnyttävä calmant מְקֵל शामक, शमक, उपशामक umirujući, ublažujući enyhítő, csillapító, (meg)nyugtató menenangkan sefandi calmante なだめるような 달래는, 진정시키는 raminantis []mierinošs; remdējošs menenangkan kalmerend, verzachtend beroligende; lindrende uspokajający, kojący calmante calmant успокаивающий;облегчающий upokojujúci pomirjujoč umirujući lugnande, lindrande ที่ทำให้จิตใจสงบ; ที่ปลอบใจ; ที่เป็นการบรรเทา yatıştırıcı 安慰性的 заспокійливий تسکین بخش dịu dàng, dễ chịu 安慰性的

adv soothingly

trosend مُهَدِّئا успокойтелно konejšivě beroligende; dulmende besänftigen καταπραϋντικά tranquilizadoramente rahustavalt tyynnyttävästi d'une manière calmante בַּרכוּת शामकतापूर्वक umirujuće enyhítően, csillapítóan, (meg)nyugtatóan secara menenangkan á sefandi hátt in maniera calmante なだめるように 달래면서 raminamai []mierinoši; remdējoši dengan cara yang menenangkan kalmerend, verzachtend beroligende; lindrende uspokajająco, kojąco calmantemente (într-un mod) liniştitor успокаивающе upokojujúco pomirjujoče umirujuće på ett lugnande sätt ด้วยการทำให้จิตใจสงบ; อย่างเป็นการปลอบใจ yatıştırıcı şekilde 安慰地 заспокійливо تسکین بخش انداز میں dịu dàng, dễ chịu 安慰地