soothe

verb

1. 1

   To restore to ease, comfort, or tranquility; relieve; calm; quiet; refresh.

2. 2

   To allay; assuage; mitigate; soften.

3. 3

   To smooth over; render less obnoxious.

4. 4

   To calm or placate someone or some situation.

5. 5

   To ease or relieve pain or suffering.

6. 6

   To temporise by assent, concession, flattery, or cajolery.

7. 7

   To bring comfort or relief.

8. 8

   To keep in good humour; wheedle; cajole; flatter.

9. 9

   To prove true; verify; confirm as true.

10. 10

    To confirm the statements of; maintain the truthfulness of (a person); bear out.

11. 11

    To assent to; yield to; humour by agreement or concession.