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Meaning of soothe in English
Pronunciation
/suð/
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Verb
soothe
Etymology
Old English sōthian ‘verify, show to be true’, from sōth ‘true’ (see sooth). In the 16th century the verb passed through the senses ‘corroborate (a statement’), ‘humor (a person) by expressing assent’ and ‘flatter by one's assent’, whence ‘mollify, appease’ (late 17th century)
Definitions
1.
give moral or emotional strength to
2.
cause to feel better
Examples
« the medicine soothes the pain of the inflammation »
Antonyms
irritate