US /bɪˈsuð/ UK /bɪˈsuːð/
verb

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb

    to soothe thoroughly; to calm or comfort

    A gentle lullaby besoothed the fretful child.

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1 verb · to soothe thoroughly; to... soothecalmcomfortappeasemollifypacify
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Related forms soothe

Etymology

From be- (intensive) + soothe, from Old English sōthian ('to verify, prove true'), from sōth ('true').

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