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Definition of "soothe" []

  • To calm or placate. (verb-transitive)
  • To ease or relieve (pain, for example). (verb-transitive)
  • To bring comfort, composure, or relief. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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