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English verb: soothe

1. soothe (emotion) give moral or emotional strength to


ExamplesThe good news will soothe her, The performance is likely to soothe Sue


Synonymscomfort, console, solace


Pattern of useSomebody ----s somebody.
Something ----s somebody


Narrower (hyponym)allay, calm, calm down, ease, lull, quiet, quieten, relieve, still, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize

2. soothe (body) cause to feel better


SamplesThe medicine soothes the pain of the inflammation.


Pattern of useSomebody ----s something.
Somebody ----s somebody.
Something ----s somebody.
Something ----s something


Broader (hypernym)alleviate, assuage, palliate, relieve


Antonymsirritate









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