Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - soothe
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(soothes, soothing, soothed) 1. If you soothe someone who is angry or upset, you make them feel calmer. He would take her in his arms and soothe her... It did not take long for the central bank to soothe investors’ fears. VERB: V n, V n • soothing Put on some nice soothing music... ADJ 2. Something that soothes a part of your body where there is pain or discomfort makes the pain or discomfort less severe. ...body lotion to soothe dry skin. VERB: V n • soothing Cold tea is very soothing for burns. ADJ ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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verb (~d; soothing) Etymology: Middle English sothen to verify, from Old English sothian, from soth Date: 1657 transitive verb 1. to please by or as if by attention or concern ; placate 2. relieve, alleviate ~ a cough 3. to bring comfort, solace, or reassurance to music ~s the soul intransitive verb to bring peace, composure, or quietude • ~r noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v.tr. 1 calm (a person or feelings). 2 soften or mitigate (pain). 3 archaic flatter or humour. Derivatives soother n. soothing adj. soothingly adv. Etymology: OE sothian verify f. soth true: see SOOTH ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. успокаивать, утешать; умиротворять to soothe a crying baby —- успокоить плачущего ребенка 2. умерять, смягчать to soothe pain (suffering) —- облегчить боль (страдание) to soothe smb.'s anger —- умерить чей-либо гнев 3. потакать, ублажать, поощрять; тешить to soothe one's venity —- тешить чье-либо тщеславие ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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v. 1) успокаивать, утешать 2) смягчать; облегчать (боль) 3) тешить (тщеславие) SOOTHER noun льстец ...Англо-русский словарь
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- O.E. soрian "show to be true," from soр "true" (see sooth). Sense of "quiet, comfort, mollify" is first recorded 1697, on notion of "to assuage one by asserting that what he says is true" (i.e. to be a yes-man). SOP - O.E. sopp- "bread soaked in some liquid," (in soppcuppe "cup into which sops are put"), from P.Gmc. *suppo. Meaning "something given to appease" is from 1665, an allusion to the sop given by the Sibyl to Cerberus in Virgil's "Aeneid." Sopping first recorded 1877. Soppy "very wet" is from 1823; meaning "sentimental" first recorded 1918. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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