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Word: Soothe
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
Old English sōthian ‘verify, show to be true’, from sōth ‘true’ (see sooth). In the 16th century the verb passed through the senses ‘corroborate (a statement’), ‘humour (a person) by expressing assent’ and ‘flatter by one's assent’, whence ‘mollify, appease’ (late 17th century)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
suːð
Dialects: British English
Definition:
gently calm (a person or their feelings)
Short Definition:gently calm
Examples:- a shot of brandy might soothe his nerves
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