soothe


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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.

[Middle Englishsothen,to verify, from Old Englishsōthian, fromsōth,true; seees- inIndo-European roots.]

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 Englishsōthian to prove; related to Old Norsesanna to assert; see sooth]
ˈsoothern
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

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 Englishsothen to verify, Old Englishsōthian, derivative ofsōthsooth]
sooth′er,n.
syn:Seecomfort.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
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 forprove.
Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.

soothe


Past participle:soothed
Gerund:soothing

Imperative
soothe
soothe
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
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.soothe - give moral or emotional strength to
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"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

soothe

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

soothe

verb
2.To give hope to in time of grief or pain:
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Translations
يُخَفِّف الألَميُهَدِّئ
ukonejšitulevit
beroligedulme
lina, sefaróa, sefa
mierinātnomierinātremdēt
pomiriti
dindirmekyatıştırmak

soothe

[suːð]
A.VT [+person, baby] →calmar,tranquilizar; [+nerves] →calmar; [+mind] →relajar; [+anger] →aplacar; [+doubts] →acallar; [+pain, cough] →aliviar
to soothe sb's fearsdisipar lostemores de algn,tranquilizar a algn
to soothe sb's vanityhalagar lavanidad a algn
B.VIaliviar
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

vtberuhigen;painlindern,mildern
viberuhigen;(= relieve pain)lindern;an ointment whichsootheseineschmerzlinderndeSalbe
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 feelingsetc).She was so upset that it took half an hour to soothe her. troos يُهَدِّئ успокоявам acalmar ukonejšitbesänftigen beroligeηρεμώ,κατευνάζωcalmar,tranquilizar rahustama آرامش دادن؛ آسايش دادن tyynnyttääcalmer לְהַרגיעַ शांत करना, प्रशमित करना umirivati, tažiti megnyugtat menenangkan róa, sefacalmare なだめる 진정시키다 nuraminti []mierināt menenangkan`kalmerenberolige,roe neduspokajać آرام کولacalmar a liniştiуспокаивать 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 (painetc).The medicine soothed the child's toothache. verlig يُخَفِّف الألَم облекчавам abrandar ulevitmildern dulmeκαταπραΰνω,απαλύνωaliviar,calmar leevendama تسكين دادن lievittääcalmer לְשַׁכֵּך कम करना blažiti što enyhít meredakan lina, sefacalmare 和らげる (아픔 등을) 누그러뜨리다 numalšinti remdēt melegakanverzachtenlindreuśmierzać, koić آرام کول abrandar a calmaоблегчать uľaviť ublažiti smiriti lindra, stilla บรรเทาความเจ็บปวดdindirmek 減痛 пом'якшувати; полегшувати تسکین پہنچانا làm đỡ đau, làm giảm nhẹ减痛
ˈsoothing adjective
verligtendمُهَدِّئ успокояващ calmante zklidňujícíbesänftigen beroligende; dulmendeκαταπραϋντικόςsedante,calmante,tranquilizante rahustav rauhoittavacalmantמקל शामक, शमक, उपशामक umirujući, ublažujući enyhítő, csillapító, (meg)nyugtató menenangkan sefandicalmante なだめるような 진정시키는, 누그러뜨리는 raminantis []mierinošs; remdējošs menenangkankalmerend,verzachtendberoligende;lindrendeuspokajający,kojący آرام calmante calmant успокаивающий;облегчающий upokojujúci pomirjujoč umirujući lugnande, lindrande ที่ทำให้จิตใจสงบ; ที่ปลอบใจ; ที่เป็นการบรรเทาyatıştırıcı 安慰性的 заспокійливий تسکین بخش dịu dàng, dễ chịu安慰性的
ˈsoothingly adverb
trosend مُهَدِّئا успокойтелно de efeito calmante konejšivěbesänftigen beroligende; dulmende καταπραϋντικάtranquilizadoramente rahustavalt rauhoittavasti d'une manière calmanteברכות 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 menenangkankalmerend,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
English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.


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Again, when lovers are coming forth, soft music often conducts them on the stage, either tosoothe the audience with the softness of the tender passion, or to lull and prepare them for that gentle slumber in which they will most probably be composed by the ensuing scene.
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How now, he soliloquized at last, withdrawing the tube, this smoking no longersoothes. Oh, my pipe!
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