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soothe

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsuːð/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/suð/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(so̅o̅ᵺ)

Inflections of 'soothe' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
soothes
v 3rd person singular
soothing
v pres p
soothed
v past
soothed
v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
soothe /suð/USA pronunciation   v., soothed, sooth•ing. 
  1. to offer comfort to;
    cause to be calm:[~ + object]to soothe someone with kind words.
  2. to relieve the pain in or of (something): [~ + object]a lotion to soothe sunburned skin.[no object]The lotion soothes as it heals.
sooth•er, n. [countable]
sooth•ing, adj.: her quiet, soothing voice.
sooth•ing•ly, adv. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
soothe  (so̅o̅ᵺ),USA pronunciation v., soothed, sooth•ing. 
v.t. 
  1. to tranquilize or calm, as a person or the feelings;
    relieve, comfort, or refresh:soothing someone's anger; to soothe someone with a hot drink.
  2. to mitigate, assuage, or allay, as pain, sorrow, or doubt:to soothe sunburned skin.

v.i. 
  1. to exert a soothing influence;
    bring tranquillity, calm, ease, or comfort.
  • bef. 950; Middle English sothen to verify, Old English sōthian, equivalent. to sōth sooth + -ian infinitive suffix; modern English sense shift "to verify''
sooth′er, n. 
    1. See comfort, allay. 2. alleviate, appease, mollify.
    1. upset, roil.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
soothe /suːð/ vb
  1. (transitive) to make calm or tranquil
  2. (transitive) to relieve or assuage (pain, longing, etc)
  3. (intransitive) to bring tranquillity or relief
Etymology: 16th Century (in the sense: to mollify): from Old English sōthian to prove; related to Old Norse sanna to assert; see soothˈsoother n
'soothe' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Collocations: soothe your [pain, backache, nerves], [medicine, tablets, a lotion] to soothe your [pain], [the pills, his calming words, the massage] soothed her, more...

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