From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Soothe \Soothe\ (s[=oo][th]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Soothed}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Soothing}.] [Originally, to assent to as true;
OE. so[eth]ien to verify, AS. ges[=o][eth]ian to prove the
truth of, to bear witness. See {Sooth}, a.]
1. To assent to as true. [Obs.] --Testament of Love.
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2. To assent to; to comply with; to gratify; to humor by
compliance; to please with blandishments or soft words; to
flatter.
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Good, my lord, soothe him, let him take the fellow.
--Shak.
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I've tried the force of every reason on him,
Soothed and caressed, been angry, soothed again.
--Addison.
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3. To assuage; to mollify; to calm; to comfort; as, to soothe
a crying child; to soothe one's sorrows.
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Music hath charms to soothe the savage breast,
To soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak. --Congreve.
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Though the sound of Fame
May for a moment soothe, it can not slake
The fever of vain longing. --Byron.
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Syn: To soften; assuage; allay; compose; mollify;
tranquilize; pacify; mitigate.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Soothing \Sooth"ing\,
a. & n. from {Soothe}, v.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
soothing
adj 1: affording physical relief; "a soothing ointment for her
sunburn"
2: freeing from fear and anxiety [syn: {assuasive}, {soothing}]
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