soothe
verb
[ suːð ]
• gently calm (a person or their feelings).
• "a shot of brandy might soothe his nerves"
Similar:
calm,
calm down,
quiet,
pacify,
subdue,
settle,
settle down,
comfort,
hush,
lull,
tranquillize,
appease,
win over,
conciliate,
make peace with,
mollify,
propitiate,
quieten (down),
relaxing,
restful,
calming,
reassuring,
tranquil,
peaceful,
placid,
reposeful,
tranquillizing,
soporific,
Origin:
Old English sōthian ‘verify, show to be true’, from sōth ‘true’ (see sooth). In the 16th century the verb passed through the senses ‘corroborate (a statement’), ‘humour (a person) by expressing assent’ and ‘flatter by one's assent’, whence ‘mollify, appease’ (late 17th century).
