Soothed

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Soothe \Soothe\ (s[=oo][th]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Soothed}; p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Soothing}.] [Originally, to assent to as true;
     OE. so[eth]ien to verify, AS. ges[=o][eth]ian to prove the
     truth of, to bear witness. See {Sooth}, a.]
     1. To assent to as true. [Obs.] --Testament of Love.
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     2. To assent to; to comply with; to gratify; to humor by
        compliance; to please with blandishments or soft words; to
        flatter.
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              Good, my lord, soothe him, let him take the fellow.
                                                    --Shak.
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              I've tried the force of every reason on him,
              Soothed and caressed, been angry, soothed again.
                                                    --Addison.
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     3. To assuage; to mollify; to calm; to comfort; as, to soothe
        a crying child; to soothe one's sorrows.
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              Music hath charms to soothe the savage breast,
              To soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak. --Congreve.
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              Though the sound of Fame
              May for a moment soothe, it can not slake
              The fever of vain longing.            --Byron.
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     Syn: To soften; assuage; allay; compose; mollify;
          tranquilize; pacify; mitigate.
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