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De - Pt| English Dictionary: soothing | by the DICT Development Group |
| 3 results for soothing | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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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]: | |
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Soothing \Sooth"ing\, a. & n. from {Soothe}, v. | |
