soothen

English

verb

Definitions

(transitive) To make comforted; cause to feel soothed; to ease, relieve, or alleviate

Etymology

Suffix from English sooth (true, a fact, pleasing, comforting, reassuring).

Origin

English

sooth

Gloss

true, a fact, pleasing, comforting, reassuring

Concept

Semantic Field

Emotions and values

Ontological Category

Property

Emoji

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Cognates and derived terms

insooth English
sooth English
soother English
soothest English
soothfast English
soothful English
soothly English
soothness English
soothsaw English
soothsay English
soothsayer English
soothsaying English
sooth Middle English