Soothe — Defs

01 v. t. To assent to as true.

imp. & p. p. Soothed; p. pr. & vb. n. Soothing

1.
To assent to as true.[Obs.]
2.
To assent to; to comply with; to gratify; to humor by compliance; to please with blandishments or soft words; to flatter.
“Good, my lord, soothe him, let him take the fellow.” — Shak.

“I've tried the force of every reason on him, Soothed and caressed, been angry, soothed again.” — Addison.
3.
To assuage; to mollify; to calm; to comfort; as, to soothe a crying child; to soothe one's sorrows.
“Music hath charms to soothe the savage breast, To soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak.” — Congreve.

“Though the sound of Fame May for a moment soothe, it can not slake The fever of vain longing.” — Byron.