soothe
soothe
v. trans.
P. and V. πρᾱΰνειν, θέλγειν (Plat. but rare P.), P. καταπραύνειν, παραμυθεῖσθαι, V. πᾰρηγορεῖν, μαλθάσσειν, συνθάλπειν, πᾰρευκηλεῖν, Ar. and V. μᾰλάσσειν ; see comfort.
Do not soothe me with false words: μὴ . . . σύνθαλπε μύθοις ψευδέσιν (Aesch. P.V. 685).
Charm: P. and V. κηλεῖν.
Lull to sleep: Lit. and Met., P. and V. κοιμίζειν (Plat.), V. κοιμᾶν.
Mitigate: P. and V. ἐπῐκουφίζειν, ἀ̆παντλεῖν (Plat.), V. ἐξευμᾰρίζειν.
v. trans.
P. and V. πρᾱΰνειν, θέλγειν (Plat. but rare P.), P. καταπραύνειν, παραμυθεῖσθαι, V. πᾰρηγορεῖν, μαλθάσσειν, συνθάλπειν, πᾰρευκηλεῖν, Ar. and V. μᾰλάσσειν ; see comfort.
Do not soothe me with false words: μὴ . . . σύνθαλπε μύθοις ψευδέσιν (Aesch. P.V. 685).
Charm: P. and V. κηλεῖν.
Lull to sleep: Lit. and Met., P. and V. κοιμίζειν (Plat.), V. κοιμᾶν.
Mitigate: P. and V. ἐπῐκουφίζειν, ἀ̆παντλεῖν (Plat.), V. ἐξευμᾰρίζειν.
SOOTHE
aliquem or alicujus animum placare (to pacify calm): mitigare (to moderate alleviate): lenire or delinire (to soften make less painful or disagreeable). (The words are found in this connection and order.) alicujus animum lenire et placare placare et mitigare. To soothe one’s anger alicujus iram lenire mollire permulcere placare sedare: to soothe pain dolorem mitigare: to soothe grief levare luctum. Vid: also ALLEVIATE.
aliquem or alicujus animum placare (to pacify calm): mitigare (to moderate alleviate): lenire or delinire (to soften make less painful or disagreeable). (The words are found in this connection and order.) alicujus animum lenire et placare placare et mitigare. To soothe one’s anger alicujus iram lenire mollire permulcere placare sedare: to soothe pain dolorem mitigare: to soothe grief levare luctum. Vid: also ALLEVIATE.
soothe:
I. To allay pain: whether physical or mental:
1. mulceo, si, sum, 2: he s.s wounds by manifold appliances, varia vulnera mulcet ope, Ov. F. 5, 402.
2. permulceo, 2 (seldom used literally, as in Ov. Met. 1, 715, firmat soporem languida permulcens medicata lumina virga, confirms their sound slumber by s.ing their tired eyes with a tinctured wand): by no comfort to s. old age, nulla consolatione p. senectutem, Cic. Sen. 2, 4.
3. lēnio, īvi or ĭi, ītum, 4: to s. wounds, vulnera l., Prop.
4. dēlēnio, 4 (stronger than lenio: to s. effectually): to s. one's grief, d. dolentem, Hor. Od. 3, 1, 43: to s. a disease, d. morbum, Plin.
5. lĕvo, 1: to s. care and mental anxiety by talk and advice, curam et angorem animi sermone et consilio l., Cic.: cf. allĕvo, etc. (v.TO ALLEVIATE , RELIEVE ).
6. sēdo, 1 (oftener fig. than lit.): to s. pains in the ears, dolores aurium s., Plin. 29, 6, 39, § 133: to s. (or quiet) alarm, s. pavorem, Liv.
7. mītĭgo, 1: dolores, labores m., Cic.: to s. one's ears (by explanations), aures m., Quint. 12, 1, 14: also metus m., id.: v. TO MITIGATE .
8. tranquillo, 1 (fig.): so that their minds are either agitated or s.d, ut aut perturbentur animi aut tranquillentur, Cic. Top. 26, 98: v.TO CALM . For to be s.d, see also TO ABATE (B.).
9. consōlor, sōlor, 1: v.TO COMFORT .
II. To s. or soften down anger, tumult, etc.
1. oblēnio, 4: let reading of poetry s. an irritable man, lectio carminum (iracundum) obleniat, Sen. de Ira, 3, 9, init.
2. mulceo (poet.): iras m., Virg. Cf. also plāco, sēdo, lēnio, mollio, mītĭgo (v.TO PACIFY , MOLLIFY , APPEASE , ALLAY ).
III. To lull with pleasure: mulceo, 2: m. tigres (of Orpheus), Virg.: to s. girls with song, puellas carmine m., Hor. Od. 3, 11, 20. Also dēlēnio, rĕcanto, etc.: v.TO CHARM , FASCINATE .
IV. To caress, flatter: q. v. Phr.: to s. grief, sedationem moerendi afferre, Cic. Tusc. 3, 27, 65: cf. levationem aegritudinum habere, ib. 1, 49, 119: to s. one's toils, flectere labores, Stat. S. 5, 1, 120: to s. cares with the lyre, curas lyra attenuare, Ov. Tr. 4, 1, 16: to s. pain, dolorem abstergere, Cic.
I. To allay pain: whether physical or mental:
1. mulceo, si, sum, 2: he s.s wounds by manifold appliances, varia vulnera mulcet ope, Ov. F. 5, 402.
2. permulceo, 2 (seldom used literally, as in Ov. Met. 1, 715, firmat soporem languida permulcens medicata lumina virga, confirms their sound slumber by s.ing their tired eyes with a tinctured wand): by no comfort to s. old age, nulla consolatione p. senectutem, Cic. Sen. 2, 4.
3. lēnio, īvi or ĭi, ītum, 4: to s. wounds, vulnera l., Prop.
4. dēlēnio, 4 (stronger than lenio: to s. effectually): to s. one's grief, d. dolentem, Hor. Od. 3, 1, 43: to s. a disease, d. morbum, Plin.
5. lĕvo, 1: to s. care and mental anxiety by talk and advice, curam et angorem animi sermone et consilio l., Cic.: cf. allĕvo, etc. (v.
6. sēdo, 1 (oftener fig. than lit.): to s. pains in the ears, dolores aurium s., Plin. 29, 6, 39, § 133: to s. (
7. mītĭgo, 1: dolores, labores m., Cic.: to s. one's ears (
8. tranquillo, 1 (fig.): so that their minds are either agitated or s.d, ut aut perturbentur animi aut tranquillentur, Cic. Top. 26, 98: v.
9. consōlor, sōlor, 1: v.
II. To s. or soften down anger, tumult, etc.
1. oblēnio, 4: let reading of poetry s. an irritable man, lectio carminum (iracundum) obleniat, Sen. de Ira, 3, 9, init.
2. mulceo (poet.): iras m., Virg. Cf. also plāco, sēdo, lēnio, mollio, mītĭgo (v.
III. To lull with pleasure: mulceo, 2: m. tigres (of Orpheus), Virg.: to s. girls with song, puellas carmine m., Hor. Od. 3, 11, 20. Also dēlēnio, rĕcanto, etc.: v.
IV. To caress, flatter: q. v. Phr.: to s. grief, sedationem moerendi afferre, Cic. Tusc. 3, 27, 65: cf. levationem aegritudinum habere, ib. 1, 49, 119: to s. one's toils, flectere labores, Stat. S. 5, 1, 120: to s. cares with the lyre, curas lyra attenuare, Ov. Tr. 4, 1, 16: to s. pain, dolorem abstergere, Cic.
appearing fewer than 50 times
διαπραΰνωsoothe
μαλακοποιέω
make soft, soothe
μαλθάσσω
to soften, soothe
παρευκηλέω
to calm, soothe
προτιθασεύω
soothe, conciliate first
ἐκγαληνίζω
soothe
ἐπιθέλγω
soothe, assuage
ἐπιπρηΰνω
soothe