soothe

Speech parts

1. soothe - Adjective

2. soothe - Verb

Meaning

To assent to as true.

To assent to; to comply with; to gratify; to humor by compliance; to please with blandishments or soft words; to flatter.

To assuage; to mollify; to calm; to comfort; as, to soothe a crying child; to soothe one's sorrows.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

console comfort compose mitigate solace pacify allay assuage tranquilize mollify pat gladden hush still help
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Antonyms

irritate crick madden chevy kindle fang
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Hypernyms

relieve alleviate assuage palliate

Hyponyms

still ease quiet calm relieve lull

Phrases with the word

soothe one's agitation to soothe

Derivatives

soothed soothing

Examples

The aim of flattery is to soothe and encourage us by assuring us of the truth of an opinion we have already formed about ourselves. Edith Sitwell

When lovely woman stoops to folly, and finds too late that men betray, what charm can soothe her melancholy, what art can wash her guilt away? Oliver Goldsmith

O! many a shaft, at random sent, Finds mark the archer little meant! And many a word, at random spoken, May soothe or wound a heart that's broken! Walter Scott

Sympathy is a little medicine to soothe the ache in another's heart. Jewish Proverb

It is difficult to soothe the proud. Irish Proverb

Music has charms to soothe the savage beast. English Proverb

Close letter words and terms

sooth soothability soothable soothe one's agitation soothen soother