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  1  definition  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Solace  \Sol"ace\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Solaced};  p.  pr  &  vb  n. 
  {Solacing}.]  [OF.  solacier  soulacier  F.  solacier  LL 
  solatiare  See  {Solace},  n.] 
  1.  To  cheer  in  grief  or  under  calamity;  to  comfort;  to 
  relieve  in  affliction,  solitude,  or  discomfort;  to 
  console;  --  applied  to  persons;  as  to  solace  one  with  the 
  hope  of  future  reward. 
 
  2.  To  allay;  to  assuage;  to  soothe;  as  to  solace  grief. 
 
  Syn:  To  comfort;  assuage;  allay.  See  {Comfort}.




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