soothe

English Thesaurus

1. cause to feel better (verb.body)

hypernym	:	alleviate, assuage, palliate, relieve,
definition	:	provide physical relief, as from pain (verb.body)

2. give moral or emotional strength to (verb.emotion)

hyponym	:	calm, calm down, lull, quiet, quieten, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize,
definition	:	make calm or still (verb.emotion)

hyponym	:	allay, ease, relieve, still,
definition	:	lessen the intensity of or calm (verb.emotion)

3. cause to feel better (verb.body)

antonym	:	irritate,
definition	:	excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame (verb.body)

4. give moral or emotional strength to (verb.emotion)

derivation	:	comfort, consolation, solace,
definition	:	the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction (noun.act)

derivation	:	consolation, solace, solacement,
definition	:	the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment (noun.feeling)

derivation	:	allayer, comforter, reliever,
definition	:	a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies (noun.person)

derivation	:	comforter, sympathiser, sympathizer,
definition	:	commiserates with someone who has had misfortune (noun.person)

derivation	:	solace, solacement,
definition	:	comfort in disappointment or misery (noun.state)

derivation	:	comforting, consolatory, consoling,
definition	:	affording comfort or solace (adj.all)

derivation	:	consolable,
definition	:	able to be consoled (adj.all)

5. cause to feel better (verb.body)

antonym	:	irritate,
definition	:	excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame (verb.body)

6. give moral or emotional strength to (verb.emotion)

derivation	:	comfort, consolation, solace,
definition	:	the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction (noun.act)

derivation	:	consolation, solace, solacement,
definition	:	the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment (noun.feeling)

derivation	:	allayer, comforter, reliever,
definition	:	a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies (noun.person)

derivation	:	comforter, sympathiser, sympathizer,
definition	:	commiserates with someone who has had misfortune (noun.person)

derivation	:	solace, solacement,
definition	:	comfort in disappointment or misery (noun.state)

derivation	:	comforting, consolatory, consoling,
definition	:	affording comfort or solace (adj.all)

derivation	:	consolable,
definition	:	able to be consoled (adj.all)