soothe

soothe

 (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.

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

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sooth′er n.

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soothe

(suːð)

vb

1. (tr) to make calm or tranquil

2. (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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soothe

(suð)

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.

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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.

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soothe

Past participle: soothed
Gerund: soothing

Imperative

soothe

soothe

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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 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

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soothe

verb

1. 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.

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Translations

يُخَفِّف الألَميُهَدِّئ

ukonejšitulevit

beroligedulme

besänftigenmildern

aliviarcalmartranquilizarablandar

abattreapaisercalmercaresserrassurer

lina, sefaróa, sefa

adulareammansirecalmarelenirelusingare

mierinātnomierinātremdēt

pomiriti

dindirmekyatıştırmak

减痛安慰

soothe

[suːð]

A. VT [+ person, baby] → calmar, tranquilizar; [+ nerves] → calmar; [+ mind] → relajar; [+ anger] → aplacar; [+ doubts] → acallar; [+ pain, cough] → aliviar
to soothe sb's fears → disipar los temores de algn, tranquilizar a algn
to soothe sb's vanity → halagar la vanidad a algn

B. VI → aliviar

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

soothe

[ˈsuːð] vt

(= calm) [+ person] → apaiser; [+ nerves] → calmer; [+ fear] → apaiser

(= ease) [+ pain, aching muscles, burn] → apaiser

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

soothe

vt → beruhigen; pain → lindern, mildern

vi → beruhigen; (= relieve pain) → lindern; an ointment which soothes → eine schmerzlindernde Salbe

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

soothe

[suːð] vt (gen) → calmare; (pain, anxieties) → alleviare

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

soothe

(suːð) verb

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 acalmar ukonejšit besänftigen berolige ηρεμώ, κατευνάζωcalmar, tranquilizar rahustama آرامش دادن؛ آسايش دادن tyynnyttää calmer לְהַרגיעַ शांत करना, प्रशमित करना umirivati, tažiti megnyugtat menenangkan róa, sefa calmare なだめる 진정시키다 nuraminti []mierināt menenangkan` kalmerenberolige, roe neduspokajać آرام کول acalmar a linişti успокаивать upokojiť pomiriti umiriti lugna ปลอบโยน 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 abrandar ulevit mildern dulme καταπραΰνω, απαλύνωaliviar, calmar leevendama تسكين دادن lievittää calmer לְשַׁכֵּך कम करना blažiti što enyhít meredakan lina, sefa calmare 和らげる (아픔 등을) 누그러뜨리다 numalšinti remdēt melegakan verzachtenlindreuśmierzać, koić آرام کول 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

ˈsoothing adjective

verligtend مُهَدِّئ успокояващ calmante zklidňující besänftigen beroligende; dulmende καταπραϋντικόςsedante, calmante, tranquilizante rahustav rauhoittava calmantמקל शामक, शमक, उपशामक umirujući, ublažujući enyhítő, csillapító, (meg)nyugtató menenangkan sefandi calmante なだめるような 진정시키는, 누그러뜨리는 raminantis []mierinošs; remdējošs menenangkan kalmerend, verzachtendberoligende; lindrendeuspokajający, kojący آرام 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

ˈsoothingly adverb

trosend مُهَدِّئا успокойтелно de efeito calmante konejšivě besänftigen beroligende; dulmende καταπραϋντικά tranquilizadoramente rahustavalt rauhoittavasti d'une manière calmante ברכות शामकतापूर्वक umirujuće enyhítően, csillapítóan, (meg)nyugtatóan secara menenangkan á sefandi hátt in maniera calmante なだめるように 진정시키게, 누그러뜨리게 raminamai []mierinoši; remdējoši dengan cara yang menenangkan kalmerend, verzachtendberoligende; lindrende uspokajająco, kojąco په آرامتيا سره 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

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soothe

vt. calmar, aliviar, mitigar; suavizar.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

soothe

vt aliviar, calmar

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