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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
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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 Englishsothen to verify, Old Englishsōthian, derivative ofsōthsooth]
sooth′er,n.
syn:Seecomfort.
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soothe
Past participle:soothed
Gerund:soothing
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soothe |
soothe |
Present |
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I soothe |
you soothe |
he/she/it soothes |
we soothe |
you soothe |
they soothe |
Preterite |
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I soothed |
you soothed |
he/she/it soothed |
we soothed |
you soothed |
they soothed |
Present Continuous |
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I am soothing |
you are soothing |
he/she/it is soothing |
we are soothing |
you are soothing |
they are soothing |
Present Perfect |
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I have soothed |
you have soothed |
he/she/it has soothed |
we have soothed |
you have soothed |
they have soothed |
Past Continuous |
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I was soothing |
you were soothing |
he/she/it was soothing |
we were soothing |
you were soothing |
they were soothing |
Past Perfect |
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I had soothed |
you had soothed |
he/she/it had soothed |
we had soothed |
you had soothed |
they had soothed |
Future |
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I will soothe |
you will soothe |
he/she/it will soothe |
we will soothe |
you will soothe |
they will soothe |
Future Perfect |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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I would soothe |
you would soothe |
he/she/it would soothe |
we would soothe |
you would soothe |
they would soothe |
Past Conditional |
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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 |
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Verb | 1. | 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" |
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
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
soothe
verb1.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.
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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 fears →disipar lostemores de algn,tranquilizar a algn
to soothe sb's vanity →halagar lavanidad a algn
to soothe sb's fears →disipar lostemores de algn,tranquilizar a algn
to soothe sb's vanity →halagar lavanidad 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
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soothe
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
soothe
(suːð) verb1. 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, calmarEnglish-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.
It is a great doctor for sore hearts and sore heads, too, your ship's routine, which I have seensoothe - at least for a time - the most turbulent of spirits.
He denied it; but I immediately left the room, and flew to the nursery, to hide my feelings, if I could notsoothe them, there.
He promised fair, but in such a manner as we seek tosoothe a child.
She knew that Will had received a severe blow, but she had been little used to imagining other people's states of mind except as a material cut into shape by her own wishes; and she believed in her own power tosoothe or subdue.
has something agitated you?" Clinging to him she fell into hysterical sobbings and cries, and for the next hour he did nothing butsoothe and tend her.
Take this morsel and drink a sup, and that willsoothe your irritation, and in the meantime the goat will rest herself," and so saying, he handed him the loins of a cold rabbit on a fork.
The strong man full of care--the sick man full of pain--the little maiden sobbing for her faithless lover--like children we lay our aching heads on your white bosom, and you gentlysoothe us off to by-by.
Pardon this gush of sorrow; these ineffectual words are but a slight tribute to the unexampled worth of Henry, but theysoothe my heart, overflowing with the anguish which his remembrance creates.
How now, he soliloquized at last, withdrawing the tube, this smoking no longersoothes. Oh, my pipe!
Central Banks Fail toSoothe Trade War Fears: Central bank accommodation did notsoothe the market's trade war fears, as escalating concern over U.S.-China trade was the main driver in August and is poised to again dictate market direction in September.
This chamomile-infused spritz from New Zealand clean beauty brand Only Good willsoothe and calm parched skin - especially if you keep it in the fridge.
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