Meaning of soothe in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /suð/

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  1. 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. 2. cause to feel better

    Examples

    • « the medicine soothes the pain of the inflammation »

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