English verb: soothe | |||
1. | soothe (emotion) give moral or emotional strength to | ||
Examples | The good news will soothe her, The performance is likely to soothe Sue | ||
Synonyms | comfort, console, solace | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----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 | ||
Samples | The medicine soothes the pain of the inflammation. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | alleviate, assuage, palliate, relieve | ||
Antonyms | irritate | ||