#to soothe
- To soothe — To soothe, calm, quiet down, or alleviate physical pain, emotional suffering, or a state of agitation; to bring peace and comfort to a loved one. In certain ancient regional dialects, the verb is also used with the meaning of slowing down the pace of work, taking it more lazily, or resting after a prolonged physical effort.
- To soothe — To make a physical or moral suffering become less intense, more bearable; to soothe, calm, diminish, or reduce a spiritual unrest, a pain, or a state of dynamic agitation; to bring solace or quietude. In a reflexive sense, it refers to the action of calming down, settling, or tempering oneself following an effort or emotional turmoil.
- To quieten — A regional, familiar verbal form or rare phonetic variant (encountered in certain dialects) meaning to quiet down, to calm, to silence, or to put an end to an agitation, noise, or restless state; to temper or soothe.