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soothen

verb

Etymology

From sooth (“pleasing, comforting, reassuring”) + -en.

  1. derived from *h₁es-✻ — “to be”
  2. inherited from *h₁sónts✻
  3. inherited from *sanþaz✻
  4. inherited from *sanþ✻
  5. inherited from sōþ
  6. inherited from sooth
  7. suffixed as soothen — “sooth + en”

Definitions

  1. To make comforted

    To make comforted; cause to feel soothed; to ease, relieve, or alleviate

    • The cool green foliage around her soothened the eyes of beholders even in the blazing sun.
    • These nutrients combine together to soothen the body; and according to Susruta, such a process is attributed to mucus.
    • Since Melitta is honored in the chamber of Persephone, then the grief for her death is significantly soothened.

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