soothe

v. நோவு வகையில் ஆற்று, வேதனை வகையில் தணி, துயர்வகையில் ஆறுதல் வழங்கு, உணர்ச்சிகளை மட்டுப்படுத்து, மெல்லமைதிப்படுத்து, மெல்லமைவூட்டு, மென்னயவுரையாற்று, இன்னுரை கூறு மகிழ்வி, முகமனுரை, தற்பெருமைக்கேற்றபடி பேசு, உணர்ச்சிகளைத தட்டிக் கொடு.

Synonyms

soften assuage allay compose mollify tranquillize pacify lull mitigate flatter appease relieve

Antonyms

rouse excite irritate ruffle exasperate exacerbate agitate infuriate aggravate annoy dissatisfy

Soothe, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Soothed; p. pr. & vb. n. Soothing.] Etym: [Originally, to assent to as true; OE. so to verify, AS. ges 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.

soothe - Similar Words

soother sothe sooth soote smoother smoothen smooth sote soothness soot