Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Soothe


soothe (s)
v. soothed, sooth·ing, soothes
v.tr.
1. To calm or placate.
2. To ease or relieve (pain, for example).
v.intr.
To bring comfort, composure, or relief.
[Middle English sothen, to verify, from Old English sthian, from sth, true; see es- in Indo-European roots.]
soother n.
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