"besoothe" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: besoothes [present, singular, third-person], besoothing [participle, present], besoothed [participle, past], besoothed [past]
Etymology: From be- + soothe. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|be|soothe}} be- + soothe Head templates: {{en-verb}} besoothe (third-person singular simple present besoothes, present participle besoothing, simple past and past participle besoothed)
  1. (transitive) To soothe about or all over; comfort. Tags: transitive Synonyms: console, solace, comfort

Inflected forms

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