soothe
Betekenis (Engels)
- To restore to ease, comfort, or tranquility; relieve; calm; quiet; refresh.
- To allay; assuage; mitigate; soften.
- To smooth over; render less obnoxious.
- To calm or placate someone or some situation.
- To ease or relieve pain or suffering.
- To temporise by assent, concession, flattery, or cajolery.
- To bring comfort or relief.
- To keep in good humour; wheedle; cajole; flatter.
- (obsolete) To prove true; verify; confirm as true.
- (obsolete) To confirm the statements of; maintain the truthfulness of (a person); bear out.
- (obsolete) To assent to; yield to; humour by agreement or concession.
Concepten
stillen
doodmaken
kleinmaken
lenigen
neerdrukken
neerslachtig maken
neervellen
opduikelen
terneerdrukken
tevredenstellen
tot rust brengen
verootmoedigen
de moed ontnemen
neerkomen
omkappen
Synoniemen
conciliate
quiten
make easy
make peaceful
make silent
shoot dead
bring to an end
set at ease
make pleasant
self-composed
make drowsy
make content
becalm
commiserate with
Frequentie
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/suːð/
Etymologie (Engels)
From Middle English sothen (“to verify, prove the validity of”), from Old English sōþian (“to verify, prove, confirm, bear witness to”), from Proto-West Germanic *sanþōn, from Proto-Germanic *sanþōną (“to prove, certify, acknowledge, testify”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- (“to be”). Cognate with Danish sande (“to verify”), Swedish sanna (“to verify”), Icelandic sanna (“to verify”). See also sooth.
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