Solace | Webster's Dictionary (1865)

Sōl'ace, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [imp. & p. p. SOLACED (sōl'est); p. pr. & vb. n. SOLACING.] [O. Fr. solacier, soulacier, Pr. solassar, Sp. solazar, It. sollazzare, L. Lat. solatiare, solatiari.]

To cheer in grief or under calamity; to comfort; to relieve in affliction; to console;—applied to persons; as, to solace one's self with the hope of future reward.
To allay; to assuage; as, to solace grief.

Syn.—To comfort; assuage; allay. See COMFORT.

Sōl'ace, v. i.

verbintransitive

To take comfort; to be cheered or relieved in grief. [Obs.] Shak.

Sŏl'ace, n.

noun

n. [O. Fr. solace, solas, soulas, Pr. solatz, Sp. solaz, It. sollazzo, Lat. solatium, from solari, to comfort, console.] Comfort in grief; alleviation of grief or anxiety; also, that which relieves in distress; recreation.

The proper solaces of age are not music and compliments, but wisdom and devotion. Hamler.

Synonyms—Comfort; alleviation; relief. See COMFORT.