besoothe en · VERB
Etymology
From be- + soothe.
Meanings
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(transitive) To soothe about or all over; comfort.
Nature then with rapture trembles, Music flows divine along To besoothe our restless feeling By the magic thrill of song.
1903, Thomas Ostenson Stine, Echoes from Dreamland:Attracting downward some responsive grace Or balm which heal'd him, like the hand of God: Or haply music, (like the lyre of old, Tuned into magic by the sweeping touch Of David, when he charm'd the fiend from Saul,) Besoothed the spirit; till o'er all his frame A lulling softness exquisitely crept, And he was cradled in the charm of sound.
1842, Robert Montgomery, Martin Luther, Luther: or, The spirit of the Reformation:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| besoothed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| besoothed | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| besoothing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| besoothes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Synonyms
comfort · cheer · solace · besoothe · soothe · solace · console · console