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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Soothe  \Soothe\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Soothed};  p.  pr  &  vb  n. 
  {Soothing}.]  [Originally,  to  assent  to  as  true;  OE  so?ien  to 
  verify,  AS  ges??ian  to  prove  the  truth  of  to  bear  witness. 
  See  {Sooth},  a.] 
  1.  To  assent  to  as  true.  [Obs.]  --Testament  of  Love. 
 
  2.  To  assent  to  to  comply  with  to  gratify;  to  humor  by 
  compliance;  to  please  with  blandishments  or  soft  words  to 
  flatter. 
 
  Good,  my  lord,  soothe  him  let  him  take  the  fellow. 
  --Shak. 
 
  I've  tried  the  force  of  every  reason  on  him  Soothed 
  and  caressed,  been  angry,  soothed  again  --Addison. 
 
  3.  To  assuage;  to  mollify;  to  calm;  to  comfort;  as  to  soothe 
  a  crying  child;  to  soothe  one's  sorrows. 
 
  Music  hath  charms  to  soothe  the  savage  breast,  To 
  soften  rocks,  or  bend  a  knotted  oak.  --Congreve. 
 
  Though  the  sound  of  Fame  May  for  a  moment  soothe,  it 
  can  not  slake  The  fever  of  vain  longing.  --Byron. 
 
  Syn:  To  soften;  assuage;  allay;  compose;  mollify; 
  tranquilize;  pacify;  mitigate. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Soothing  \Sooth"ing\, 
  a.  &  n.  from  {Soothe},  v. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  soothing 
  adj  1:  affording  physical  relief;  "a  soothing  ointment  for  her 
  sunburn" 
  2:  freeing  from  fear  and  anxiety  [syn:  {assuasive},  {calming}, 
  {pacifying}]




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