besoothe C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes US /bɪˈsuð/ UK /bɪˈsuːð/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to soothe thoroughly; to calm or comfort A gentle lullaby besoothed the fretful child. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to soothe thoroughly; to... soothecalmcomfortappeasemollifypacify ↔ Opposites agitateupsetdisturb Word family Related forms soothe Etymology AI details From be- (intensive) + soothe, from Old English sōthian ('to verify, prove true'), from sōth ('true'). be- Old English sōthian Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Actions & Processes External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # besoothe **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /bɪˈsuð/ **IPA (UK):** /bɪˈsuːð/ ## Meanings 1. to soothe thoroughly; to calm or comfort ## Examples - A gentle lullaby besoothed the fretful child. ## Synonyms - soothe - calm - comfort - appease - mollify - pacify ## Antonyms - agitate - upset - disturb ## Related Forms - soothe ## Roots and Affixes - Root: be- - Root: sōthian ## Etymology From be- (intensive) + soothe, from Old English sōthian ('to verify, prove true'), from sōth ('true'). ## AI Etymology Besoothe is from be- (intensive) + soothe, from Old English sōthian ('to verify, prove true'), from sōth ('true'). Important recorded forms include be- (Old English) and sōthian (Old English). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers to soothe thoroughly; to calm or comfort. The wider family includes related words such as soothe. ## Topics - Actions & Processes markdown