Sōothe, v. t.

[imp. & p. p. SOOTHED; p. pr. & vb. n. SOOTHING.] [A-S. ge-sôdhian, to soothe, to flatter, gesöah, a parasite, a flatterer; Goth. suthjan, suthjon, to tickle, as the ears; to flatter.] [Also sooth.] 1. To please with blandishments or soft words, or by assentation; to flatter. Can I soothe tyranny? Dryden. I've tried the force of every reason on him, Soothed and caressed, been angry, soothed again. Addison. 2. To soften; to assuage; to mollify; to calm; as, to soothe one in pain or passion. The sound of Fame May for a moment soothe, it can not slake The fervor of vain longing. Byron. 3. To gratify; to please. “Soothed with his future fame.” Dryden. Syn.—To soften; assuage; allay; compose; mollify; tranquilize; pacify; mitigate.