soothe — ozdic

Collocations

5

ADJ.

angry, good, own, used

VERB + SOOTHE

charms, devise, endeavouring, manages, restart, tried

SOOTHE + NOUN

beast, breast, child, discord, fury, goddess, headache, himself

PREP.

during

ADV.

always, apparently, away, really

Definitions

verb

1

To restore to ease, comfort, or tranquility; relieve; calm; quiet; refresh.

Muſick has Charms to ſooth a ſavage Breaſt, To ſoften Rocks, or bend a knotted Oak.

Yet Wayne Rooney scored at a good time, three minutes after the restart, to soothe any gathering nerves and the night can ultimately be chalked off as one of the finest occasions of Hodgson's 17 months in the job.

2

To allay; assuage; mitigate; soften.

3

To smooth over; render less obnoxious.

4

To calm or placate someone or some situation.

5

To ease or relieve pain or suffering.

I am a cider drinker, I drinks it all of the day I am a cider drinker, it soothes all me troubles away

Thesaurus

Synonyms

verb — give moral or emotional strength to

Antonyms

irritate

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

6

01

Muſick has Charms to ſooth a ſavage Breaſt, To ſoften Rocks, or bend a knotted Oak.

Wiktionary

02

Yet Wayne Rooney scored at a good time, three minutes after the restart, to soothe any gathering nerves and the night can ultimately be chalked off as one of the finest occasions of Hodgson's 17 month

Wiktionary

03

I am a cider drinker, I drinks it all of the day I am a cider drinker, it soothes all me troubles away

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04

This medicine will soothe your headache.

Tatoeba · #56625

05

I tried to soothe the child.

Tatoeba · #254389

06

He tried to soothe the angry man.

Tatoeba · #301865

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, soothe is marked as rare. Watch for register when choosing this word.