soothe

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

verb

1. give moral or emotional strength to (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
comfort, console, solace
• Derivationally related forms:
solace (for: solace), solacement (for: solace), consolable (for: console), consolatory (for: console), consolation (for: console), comfort (for: comfort), comforter (for: comfort)
• Hyponyms:
calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize,
tranquillize, quieten, lull, still, allay,
relieve, ease
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- The good news will soothe her
- The performance is likely to soothe Sue
2. cause to feel better (Freq. 1)
- the medicine soothes the pain of the inflammation
• Ant:
irritate
• Hypernyms:
relieve, alleviate, palliate, assuage
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  comfort, console, solace