Soothe

Verb

 * 1)  To calm or placate someone or some situation.
 * 2)  To ease or relieve pain or suffering.
 * 3)  To bring comfort or relief.

Derived terms

 * soothing

Adverbs for Soothe
maternally; infinitely; benevolently; compassionately;  harmoniously;   effectually; pleasingly.

Thesaurus
abate, allay, alleviate, anesthetize, appease, assuage, balm, becalm, benumb, calm, calm down, cease, comfort, compose, conciliate, console, cool, cradle, cushion, deaden, deaden the pain, defuse, die down, diminish, dulcify, dull, dwindle, ease, ease matters, ebb, even out, foment, gentle, give relief, halt, hush, lay, lay the dust, lessen, lull, mitigate, molder, mollify, numb, pacify, pad, palliate, placate, poultice, pour balm into, pour balm on, pour oil on, propitiate, quell, quiesce, quiet, quieten, reduce, relieve, rest, rock, rock to sleep, salve, settle, slacken, slake, smooth, smooth down, smooth over, smoothen, soften, stabilize, steady, still, stop, stupe, subdue, subside, tranquilize, wane

Etymology
sothen: from soþian: from soþ:. More at sooth.

Translations

 * Czech:
 * Finnish: tyynnyttää
 * French:
 * German: ,


 * Latin:
 * Romanian:, domoli,  ,
 * Russian: умиротворять, успокаивать
 * Spanish:


 * Finnish:
 * French: ,
 * German:
 * Indonesian: melegakan


 * Polish: koić / ukoić, uspokajać / uspokoić
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:


 * Russian: ублажать


 * Spanish: ,


 * : calmer, apaiser