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{ "derived": [ { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "soothing" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "soothsayer" } ], "etymology_templates": [ { "args": { "1": "en", "2": "ine-pro", "3": "*h₁es-" }, "expansion": "", "name": "root" }, { "args": { "1": "en", "2": "enm", "3": "sothen", "t": "to verify, prove the validity of" }, "expansion": "Middle English sothen (“to verify, prove the validity of”)", "name": "inh" }, { "args": { "1": "en", "2": "ang", "3": "sōþian", "t": "to verify, prove, confirm, bear witness to" }, "expansion": "Old English sōþian (“to verify, prove, confirm, bear witness to”)", "name": "inh" }, { "args": { "1": "en", "2": "gmw-pro", "3": "*sanþōn" }, "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *sanþōn", "name": "inh" }, { "args": { "1": "en", "2": "gem-pro", "3": "*sanþōną", "t": "to prove, certify, acknowledge, testify" }, "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *sanþōną (“to prove, certify, acknowledge, testify”)", "name": "inh" }, { "args": { "1": "en", "2": "ine-pro", "3": "*h₁es-", "t": "to be" }, "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- (“to be”)", "name": "der" }, { "args": { "1": "da", "2": "sande", "t": "to verify" }, "expansion": "Danish sande (“to verify”)", "name": "cog" }, { "args": { "1": "sv", "2": "sanna", "t": "to verify" }, "expansion": "Swedish sanna (“to verify”)", "name": "cog" }, { "args": { "1": "is", "2": "sanna", "t": "to verify" }, "expansion": "Icelandic sanna (“to verify”)", "name": "cog" }, { "args": { "1": "en", "2": "sooth" }, "expansion": "sooth", "name": "m" } ], "etymology_text": "From Middle English sothen (“to verify, prove the validity of”), from Old English sōþian (“to verify, prove, confirm, bear witness to”), from Proto-West Germanic *sanþōn, from Proto-Germanic *sanþōną (“to prove, certify, acknowledge, testify”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁es- (“to be”). Cognate with Danish sande (“to verify”), Swedish sanna (“to verify”), Icelandic sanna (“to verify”). See also sooth.", "forms": [ { "form": "soothes", "tags": [ "present", "singular", "third-person" ] }, { "form": "soothing", "tags": [ "participle", "present" ] }, { "form": "soothed", "tags": [ "participle", "past" ] }, { "form": "soothed", "tags": [ "past" ] } ], "head_templates": [ { "args": {}, "expansion": "soothe (third-person singular simple present soothes, present participle soothing, simple past and past participle soothed)", "name": "en-verb" } ], "lang": "English", "lang_code": "en", "pos": "verb", "senses": [ { "categories": [ { "_dis": "20 2 7 16 4 18 5 4 3 15 5", "kind": "other", "name": "English entries with incorrect language header", "parents": [ "Entries with incorrect language header", "Entry maintenance" ], "source": "w+disamb" } ], "examples": [ { "ref": "2013 October 11, Daniel Taylor, The Guardian", "text": "Yet Wayne Rooney scored at a good time, three minutes after the restart, to soothe any gathering nerves and the night can ultimately be chalked off as one of the finest occasions of Hodgson's 17 months in the job.", "type": "quotation" } ], "glosses": [ "To restore to ease, comfort, or tranquility; relieve; calm; quiet; refresh." ], "id": "en-soothe-en-verb-UXOAcoUl", "links": [ [ "restore", "restore" ], [ "tranquility", "tranquility" ], [ "quiet", "quiet" ], [ "refresh", "refresh" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(transitive) To restore to ease, comfort, or tranquility; relieve; calm; quiet; refresh." ], "tags": [ "transitive" ], "translations": [ { "_dis1": "49 13 3 3 22 1 4 2 1 1 1", "code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "utešavam", "sense": "to restore to ease", "word": "утешавам" }, { "_dis1": "49 13 3 3 22 1 4 2 1 1 1", "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to restore to ease", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "uklidnit" }, { "_dis1": "49 13 3 3 22 1 4 2 1 1 1", "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to restore to ease", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "uklidňovat" }, { "_dis1": "49 13 3 3 22 1 4 2 1 1 1", "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to restore to ease", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "ukonejšit" }, { "_dis1": "49 13 3 3 22 1 4 2 1 1 1", "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to restore to ease", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "konejšit" }, { "_dis1": "49 13 3 3 22 1 4 2 1 1 1", "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to restore to ease", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "zklidnit" }, { "_dis1": "49 13 3 3 22 1 4 2 1 1 1", "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to restore to ease", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "zklidňovat" }, { "_dis1": "49 13 3 3 22 1 4 2 1 1 1", "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to restore to ease", "word": "lepyttää" }, { "_dis1": "49 13 3 3 22 1 4 2 1 1 1", "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to restore to ease", "word": "lepytellä" }, { "_dis1": "49 13 3 3 22 1 4 2 1 1 1", "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "to restore to ease", "word": "apaiser" }, { "_dis1": "49 13 3 3 22 1 4 2 1 1 1", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to restore to ease", "word": "beruhigen" }, { "_dis1": "49 13 3 3 22 1 4 2 1 1 1", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to restore to ease", "word": "Wogen glätten" }, { "_dis1": "49 13 3 3 22 1 4 2 1 1 1", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to restore to ease", "word": "mildern" }, { "_dis1": "49 13 3 3 22 1 4 2 1 1 1", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to restore to ease", "word": "besänftigen" }, { "_dis1": "49 13 3 3 22 1 4 2 1 1 1", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to restore to ease", "word": "gütig stimmen" }, { "_dis1": "49 13 3 3 22 1 4 2 1 1 1", "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "to restore to ease", "word": "calmare" }, { "_dis1": "49 13 3 3 22 1 4 2 1 1 1", "code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "to restore to ease", "word": "whakanene" }, { "_dis1": "49 13 3 3 22 1 4 2 1 1 1", "code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "to restore to ease", "word": "mamahu" }, { "_dis1": "49 13 3 3 22 1 4 2 1 1 1", "code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "to restore to ease", "word": "łagodzić" }, { "_dis1": "49 13 3 3 22 1 4 2 1 1 1", "code": "sk", "lang": "Slovak", "sense": "to restore to ease", "word": "lahodiť" } ] }, { "categories": [], "glosses": [ "To allay; assuage; mitigate; soften." ], "id": "en-soothe-en-verb-Q0QM7fbn", "links": [ [ "allay", "allay" ], [ "assuage", "assuage" ], [ "mitigate", "mitigate" ], [ "soften", "soften" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(transitive) To allay; assuage; mitigate; soften." ], "tags": [ "transitive" ] }, { "categories": [], "glosses": [ "To smooth over; render less obnoxious." ], "id": "en-soothe-en-verb-O2~qMVXq", "links": [ [ "smooth", "smooth" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(transitive, rare) To smooth over; render less obnoxious." ], "tags": [ "rare", "transitive" ] }, { "categories": [ { "_dis": "20 2 7 16 4 18 5 4 3 15 5", "kind": "other", "name": "English entries with incorrect language header", "parents": [ "Entries with incorrect language header", "Entry maintenance" ], "source": "w+disamb" } ], "glosses": [ "To calm or placate someone or some situation." ], "id": "en-soothe-en-verb-krP2pHZi", "links": [ [ "calm", "calm" ], [ "placate", "placate" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(transitive) To calm or placate someone or some situation." ], "tags": [ "transitive" ], "translations": [ { "_dis1": "30 8 3 45 4 2 2 2 1 3 1", "code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "haddaʔa", "sense": "to calm or placate", "word": "هَدَّأَ" }, { "_dis1": "30 8 3 45 4 2 2 2 1 3 1", "code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "uspokojavam", "sense": "to calm or placate", "word": "успокоявам" }, { "_dis1": "30 8 3 45 4 2 2 2 1 3 1", "code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "to calm or placate", "word": "calmar" }, { "_dis1": "30 8 3 45 4 2 2 2 1 3 1", "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to calm or placate", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "konejšit" }, { "_dis1": "30 8 3 45 4 2 2 2 1 3 1", "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to calm or placate", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "ukonejšit" }, { "_dis1": "30 8 3 45 4 2 2 2 1 3 1", "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to calm or placate", "word": "tyynnyttää" }, { "_dis1": "30 8 3 45 4 2 2 2 1 3 1", "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "to calm or placate", "word": "apaiser" }, { "_dis1": "30 8 3 45 4 2 2 2 1 3 1", "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "to calm or placate", "word": "calmer" }, { "_dis1": "30 8 3 45 4 2 2 2 1 3 1", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to calm or placate", "word": "besänftigen" }, { "_dis1": "30 8 3 45 4 2 2 2 1 3 1", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to calm or placate", "word": "beruhigen" }, { "_dis1": "30 8 3 45 4 2 2 2 1 3 1", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to calm or placate", "word": "beschwichtigen" }, { "_dis1": "30 8 3 45 4 2 2 2 1 3 1", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to calm or placate", "word": "beschwichtigend wirken" }, { "_dis1": "30 8 3 45 4 2 2 2 1 3 1", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to calm or placate", "word": "mildern" }, { "_dis1": "30 8 3 45 4 2 2 2 1 3 1", "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "to calm or placate", "word": "placare" }, { "_dis1": "30 8 3 45 4 2 2 2 1 3 1", "code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "to calm or placate", "word": "pācō" }, { "_dis1": "30 8 3 45 4 2 2 2 1 3 1", "code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "to calm or placate", "word": "whakanene" }, { "_dis1": "30 8 3 45 4 2 2 2 1 3 1", "code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "to calm or placate", "word": "mamahu" }, { "_dis1": "30 8 3 45 4 2 2 2 1 3 1", "code": "no", "lang": "Norwegian", "sense": "to calm or placate", "word": "berolige" }, { "_dis1": "30 8 3 45 4 2 2 2 1 3 1", "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to calm or placate", "word": "acalmar" }, { "_dis1": "30 8 3 45 4 2 2 2 1 3 1", "code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "to calm or placate", "word": "alina" }, { "_dis1": "30 8 3 45 4 2 2 2 1 3 1", "code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "to calm or placate", "word": "domoli" }, { "_dis1": "30 8 3 45 4 2 2 2 1 3 1", "code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "to calm or placate", "word": "liniști" }, { "_dis1": "30 8 3 45 4 2 2 2 1 3 1", "code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "to calm or placate", "word": "potoli" }, { "_dis1": "30 8 3 45 4 2 2 2 1 3 1", "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "umirotvorjátʹ", "sense": "to calm or placate", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "умиротворя́ть" }, { "_dis1": "30 8 3 45 4 2 2 2 1 3 1", "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "umirotvorítʹ", "sense": "to calm or placate", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "умиротвори́ть" }, { "_dis1": "30 8 3 45 4 2 2 2 1 3 1", "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "uspokáivatʹ", "sense": "to calm or placate", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "успока́ивать" }, { "_dis1": "30 8 3 45 4 2 2 2 1 3 1", "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "uspokóitʹ", "sense": "to calm or placate", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "успоко́ить" }, { "_dis1": "30 8 3 45 4 2 2 2 1 3 1", "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to calm or placate", "word": "calmar" }, { "_dis1": "30 8 3 45 4 2 2 2 1 3 1", "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to calm or placate", "word": "serenar" }, { "_dis1": "30 8 3 45 4 2 2 2 1 3 1", "code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "to calm or placate", "word": "sakinleştirmek" }, { "_dis1": "30 8 3 45 4 2 2 2 1 3 1", "code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "to calm or placate", "word": "yatıştırmak" }, { "_dis1": "30 8 3 45 4 2 2 2 1 3 1", "code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "to calm or placate", "word": "dindirmek" } ] }, { "categories": [], "examples": [ { "ref": "1976, The Wurzels, I Am A Cider Drinker", "text": "I am a cider drinker, I drinks it all of the day\nI am a cider drinker, it soothes all me troubles away", "type": "quotation" } ], "glosses": [ "To ease or relieve pain or suffering." ], "id": "en-soothe-en-verb-bEM7PXpZ", "links": [ [ "ease", "ease" ], [ "relieve", "relieve" ], [ "pain", "pain" ], [ "suffering", "suffering" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(transitive) To ease or relieve pain or suffering." ], "tags": [ "transitive" ] }, { "categories": [ { "_dis": "20 2 7 16 4 18 5 4 3 15 5", "kind": "other", "name": "English entries with incorrect language header", "parents": [ "Entries with incorrect language header", "Entry maintenance" ], "source": "w+disamb" } ], "glosses": [ "To temporise by assent, concession, flattery, or cajolery." ], "id": "en-soothe-en-verb-zbLgs8uH", "links": [ [ "temporise", "temporise" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(intransitive) To temporise by assent, concession, flattery, or cajolery." ], "tags": [ "intransitive" ] }, { "categories": [], "glosses": [ "To bring comfort or relief." ], "id": "en-soothe-en-verb-mbjMqm0~", "links": [ [ "comfort", "comfort" ], [ "relief", "relief" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(intransitive) To bring comfort or relief." ], "tags": [ "intransitive" ], "translations": [ { "_dis1": "11 2 2 1 4 1 74 2 1 1 1", "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to bring comfort or relief", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "ulevit" }, { "_dis1": "11 2 2 1 4 1 74 2 1 1 1", "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to bring comfort or relief", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "ulevovat" }, { "_dis1": "11 2 2 1 4 1 74 2 1 1 1", "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to bring comfort or relief", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "ulehčit" }, { "_dis1": "11 2 2 1 4 1 74 2 1 1 1", "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to bring comfort or relief", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "ulehčovat" }, { "_dis1": "11 2 2 1 4 1 74 2 1 1 1", "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to bring comfort or relief", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "uklidnit" }, { "_dis1": "11 2 2 1 4 1 74 2 1 1 1", "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to bring comfort or relief", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "uklidňovat" }, { "_dis1": "11 2 2 1 4 1 74 2 1 1 1", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to bring comfort or relief", "word": "Erleichterung bringen" }, { "_dis1": "11 2 2 1 4 1 74 2 1 1 1", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to bring comfort or relief", "word": "lindern" }, { "_dis1": "11 2 2 1 4 1 74 2 1 1 1", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to bring comfort or relief", "word": "etwas versüßen" }, { "_dis1": "11 2 2 1 4 1 74 2 1 1 1", "code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "to bring comfort or relief", "word": "lēniō" }, { "_dis1": "11 2 2 1 4 1 74 2 1 1 1", "code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "to bring comfort or relief", "word": "mamahu" }, { "_dis1": "11 2 2 1 4 1 74 2 1 1 1", "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to bring comfort or relief", "word": "aliviar" }, { "_dis1": "11 2 2 1 4 1 74 2 1 1 1", "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "oblexčátʹ", "sense": "to bring comfort or relief", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "облегча́ть" }, { "_dis1": "11 2 2 1 4 1 74 2 1 1 1", "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "obléxčitʹ", "sense": "to bring comfort or relief", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "обле́гчить" }, { "_dis1": "11 2 2 1 4 1 74 2 1 1 1", "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "ublažátʹ", "sense": "to bring comfort or relief", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "ублажа́ть" }, { "_dis1": "11 2 2 1 4 1 74 2 1 1 1", "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to bring comfort or relief", "word": "aliviarse" }, { "_dis1": "11 2 2 1 4 1 74 2 1 1 1", "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to bring comfort or relief", "word": "descansar" }, { "_dis1": "11 2 2 1 4 1 74 2 1 1 1", "code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "to bring comfort or relief", "word": "dindirmek" } ] }, { "categories": [], "glosses": [ "To keep in good humour; wheedle; cajole; flatter." ], "id": "en-soothe-en-verb-cNkhC7-u", "links": [ [ "wheedle", "wheedle" ], [ "cajole", "cajole" ], [ "flatter", "flatter" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(transitive) To keep in good humour; wheedle; cajole; flatter." ], "tags": [ "transitive" ] }, { "categories": [], "glosses": [ "To prove true; verify; confirm as true." ], "id": "en-soothe-en-verb-gYYbVYRH", "links": [ [ "prove", "prove" ], [ "true", "true" ], [ "verify", "verify" ], [ "confirm", "confirm" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(transitive, obsolete) To prove true; verify; confirm as true." ], "tags": [ "obsolete", "transitive" ] }, { "categories": [ { "_dis": "20 2 7 16 4 18 5 4 3 15 5", "kind": "other", "name": "English entries with incorrect language header", "parents": [ "Entries with incorrect language header", "Entry maintenance" ], "source": "w+disamb" } ], "glosses": [ "To confirm the statements of; maintain the truthfulness of (a person); bear out." ], "id": "en-soothe-en-verb-GfFxLB6p", "links": [ [ "maintain", "maintain" ], [ "bear out", "bear out" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(transitive, obsolete) To confirm the statements of; maintain the truthfulness of (a person); bear out." ], "tags": [ "obsolete", "transitive" ] }, { "categories": [], "glosses": [ "To assent to; yield to; humour by agreement or concession." ], "id": "en-soothe-en-verb-vIsOvrjE", "links": [ [ "assent", "assent" ], [ "yield", "yield" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(transitive, obsolete) To assent to; yield to; humour by agreement or concession." ], "synonyms": [ { "_dis1": "1 1 2 2 1 15 2 15 1 3 56", "sense": "humour by agreement or concession", "word": "comply" } ], "tags": [ "obsolete", "transitive" ] } ], "sounds": [ { "ipa": "/suːð/" }, { "rhymes": "-uːð" }, { "audio": "en-us-soothe.ogg", "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/7f/En-us-soothe.ogg/En-us-soothe.ogg.mp3", "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7f/En-us-soothe.ogg", "tags": [ "US" ], "text": "Audio (US)" } ], "synonyms": [ { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "word": "give way" }, { "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0", "tags": [ "obsolete" ], "word": "sooth" } ], "translations": [ { "_dis1": "36 11 2 3 38 1 5 2 1 1 1", "code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "sakkana", "sense": "to ease or relieve pain", "word": "سَكَّنَ" }, { "_dis1": "36 11 2 3 38 1 5 2 1 1 1", "code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "oblekčavam", "sense": "to ease or relieve pain", "word": "облекчавам" }, { "_dis1": "36 11 2 3 38 1 5 2 1 1 1", "code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "smekčavam", "sense": "to ease or relieve pain", "word": "смекчавам" }, { "_dis1": "36 11 2 3 38 1 5 2 1 1 1", "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to ease or relieve pain", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "ulevit" }, { "_dis1": "36 11 2 3 38 1 5 2 1 1 1", "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to ease or relieve pain", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "ulevovat" }, { "_dis1": "36 11 2 3 38 1 5 2 1 1 1", "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to ease or relieve pain", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "ukonejšit" }, { "_dis1": "36 11 2 3 38 1 5 2 1 1 1", "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to ease or relieve pain", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "konejšit" }, { "_dis1": "36 11 2 3 38 1 5 2 1 1 1", "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to ease or relieve pain", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "utěšit" }, { "_dis1": "36 11 2 3 38 1 5 2 1 1 1", "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to ease or relieve pain", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "utěšovat" }, { "_dis1": "36 11 2 3 38 1 5 2 1 1 1", "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to ease or relieve pain", "word": "lievittää" }, { "_dis1": "36 11 2 3 38 1 5 2 1 1 1", "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "to ease or relieve pain", "word": "soulager" }, { "_dis1": "36 11 2 3 38 1 5 2 1 1 1", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to ease or relieve pain", "word": "lindern" }, { "_dis1": "36 11 2 3 38 1 5 2 1 1 1", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to ease or relieve pain", "word": "mildern" }, { "_dis1": "36 11 2 3 38 1 5 2 1 1 1", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to ease or relieve pain", "word": "trösten" }, { "_dis1": "36 11 2 3 38 1 5 2 1 1 1", "code": "id", "lang": "Indonesian", "sense": "to ease or relieve pain", "word": "melegakan" }, { "_dis1": "36 11 2 3 38 1 5 2 1 1 1", "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "to ease or relieve pain", "word": "lenire" }, { "_dis1": "36 11 2 3 38 1 5 2 1 1 1", "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "to ease or relieve pain", "word": "alleviare" }, { "_dis1": "36 11 2 3 38 1 5 2 1 1 1", "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "to ease or relieve pain", "word": "mitigare" }, { "_dis1": "36 11 2 3 38 1 5 2 1 1 1", "code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "to ease or relieve pain", "word": "lēniō" }, { "_dis1": "36 11 2 3 38 1 5 2 1 1 1", "code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "to ease or relieve pain", "word": "mamahu" }, { "_dis1": "36 11 2 3 38 1 5 2 1 1 1", "code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "to ease or relieve pain", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "koić" }, { "_dis1": "36 11 2 3 38 1 5 2 1 1 1", "code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "to ease or relieve pain", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "ukoić" }, { 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Cognate with Danish sande (“to verify”), Swedish sanna (“to verify”), Icelandic sanna (“to verify”). See also sooth.", "forms": [ { "form": "soothes", "tags": [ "present", "singular", "third-person" ] }, { "form": "soothing", "tags": [ "participle", "present" ] }, { "form": "soothed", "tags": [ "participle", "past" ] }, { "form": "soothed", "tags": [ "past" ] } ], "head_templates": [ { "args": {}, "expansion": "soothe (third-person singular simple present soothes, present participle soothing, simple past and past participle soothed)", "name": "en-verb" } ], "lang": "English", "lang_code": "en", "pos": "verb", "senses": [ { "categories": [ "English terms with quotations", "English transitive verbs" ], "examples": [ { "ref": "2013 October 11, Daniel Taylor, The Guardian", "text": "Yet Wayne Rooney scored at a good time, three minutes after the restart, to soothe any gathering nerves and the night can ultimately be chalked off as one of the finest occasions of Hodgson's 17 months in the job.", "type": "quotation" } ], "glosses": [ "To restore to ease, comfort, or tranquility; relieve; calm; quiet; refresh." ], "links": [ [ "restore", "restore" ], [ "tranquility", "tranquility" ], [ "quiet", "quiet" ], [ "refresh", "refresh" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(transitive) To restore to ease, comfort, or tranquility; relieve; calm; quiet; refresh." ], "tags": [ "transitive" ] }, { "categories": [ "English transitive verbs" ], "glosses": [ "To allay; assuage; mitigate; soften." ], "links": [ [ "allay", "allay" ], [ "assuage", "assuage" ], [ "mitigate", "mitigate" ], [ "soften", "soften" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(transitive) To allay; assuage; mitigate; soften." ], "tags": [ "transitive" ] }, { "categories": [ "English terms with rare senses", "English transitive verbs" ], "glosses": [ "To smooth over; render less obnoxious." ], "links": [ [ "smooth", "smooth" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(transitive, rare) To smooth over; render less obnoxious." ], "tags": [ "rare", "transitive" ] }, { "categories": [ "English transitive verbs" ], "glosses": [ "To calm or placate someone or some situation." ], "links": [ [ "calm", "calm" ], [ "placate", "placate" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(transitive) To calm or placate someone or some situation." ], "tags": [ "transitive" ] }, { "categories": [ "English terms with quotations", "English transitive verbs", "Quotation templates to be cleaned" ], "examples": [ { "ref": "1976, The Wurzels, I Am A Cider Drinker", "text": "I am a cider drinker, I drinks it all of the day\nI am a cider drinker, it soothes all me troubles away", "type": "quotation" } ], "glosses": [ "To ease or relieve pain or suffering." ], "links": [ [ "ease", "ease" ], [ "relieve", "relieve" ], [ "pain", "pain" ], [ "suffering", "suffering" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(transitive) To ease or relieve pain or suffering." ], "tags": [ "transitive" ] }, { "categories": [ "English intransitive verbs" ], "glosses": [ "To temporise by assent, concession, flattery, or cajolery." ], "links": [ [ "temporise", "temporise" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(intransitive) To temporise by assent, concession, flattery, or cajolery." ], "tags": [ "intransitive" ] }, { "categories": [ "English intransitive verbs" ], "glosses": [ "To bring comfort or relief." ], "links": [ [ "comfort", "comfort" ], [ "relief", "relief" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(intransitive) To bring comfort or relief." ], "tags": [ "intransitive" ] }, { "categories": [ "English transitive verbs" ], "glosses": [ "To keep in good humour; wheedle; cajole; flatter." ], "links": [ [ "wheedle", "wheedle" ], [ "cajole", "cajole" ], [ "flatter", "flatter" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(transitive) To keep in good humour; wheedle; cajole; flatter." ], "tags": [ "transitive" ] }, { "categories": [ "English terms with obsolete senses", "English transitive verbs" ], "glosses": [ "To prove true; verify; confirm as true." ], "links": [ [ "prove", "prove" ], [ "true", "true" ], [ "verify", "verify" ], [ "confirm", "confirm" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(transitive, obsolete) To prove true; verify; confirm as true." ], "tags": [ "obsolete", "transitive" ] }, { "categories": [ "English terms with obsolete senses", "English transitive verbs" ], "glosses": [ "To confirm the statements of; maintain the truthfulness of (a person); bear out." ], "links": [ [ "maintain", "maintain" ], [ "bear out", "bear out" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(transitive, obsolete) To confirm the statements of; maintain the truthfulness of (a person); bear out." ], "tags": [ "obsolete", "transitive" ] }, { "categories": [ "English terms with obsolete senses", "English transitive verbs" ], "glosses": [ "To assent to; yield to; humour by agreement or concession." ], "links": [ [ "assent", "assent" ], [ "yield", "yield" ] ], "raw_glosses": [ "(transitive, obsolete) To assent to; yield to; humour by agreement or concession." ], "tags": [ "obsolete", "transitive" ] } ], "sounds": [ { "ipa": "/suːð/" }, { "rhymes": "-uːð" }, { "audio": "en-us-soothe.ogg", "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/7f/En-us-soothe.ogg/En-us-soothe.ogg.mp3", "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7f/En-us-soothe.ogg", "tags": [ "US" ], "text": "Audio (US)" } ], "synonyms": [ { "sense": "humour by agreement or concession", "word": "comply" }, { "word": "give way" }, { "tags": [ "obsolete" ], "word": "sooth" } ], "translations": [ { "code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "utešavam", "sense": "to restore to ease", "word": "утешавам" }, { "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to restore to ease", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "uklidnit" }, { "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to restore to ease", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "uklidňovat" }, { "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to restore to ease", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "ukonejšit" }, { "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to restore to ease", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "konejšit" }, { "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to restore to ease", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "zklidnit" }, { "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to restore to ease", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "zklidňovat" }, { "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to restore to ease", "word": "lepyttää" }, { "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to restore to ease", "word": "lepytellä" }, { "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "to restore to ease", "word": "apaiser" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to restore to ease", "word": "beruhigen" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to restore to ease", "word": "Wogen glätten" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to restore to ease", "word": "mildern" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to restore to ease", "word": "besänftigen" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to restore to ease", "word": "gütig stimmen" }, { "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "to restore to ease", "word": "calmare" }, { "code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "to restore to ease", "word": "whakanene" }, { "code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "to restore to ease", "word": "mamahu" }, { "code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "to restore to ease", "word": "łagodzić" }, { "code": "sk", "lang": "Slovak", "sense": "to restore to ease", "word": "lahodiť" }, { "code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "haddaʔa", "sense": "to calm or placate", "word": "هَدَّأَ" }, { "code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "uspokojavam", "sense": "to calm or placate", "word": "успокоявам" }, { "code": "ca", "lang": "Catalan", "sense": "to calm or placate", "word": "calmar" }, { "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to calm or placate", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "konejšit" }, { "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to calm or placate", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "ukonejšit" }, { "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to calm or placate", "word": "tyynnyttää" }, { "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "to calm or placate", "word": "apaiser" }, { "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "to calm or placate", "word": "calmer" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to calm or placate", "word": "besänftigen" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to calm or placate", "word": "beruhigen" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to calm or placate", "word": "beschwichtigen" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to calm or placate", "word": "beschwichtigend wirken" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to calm or placate", "word": "mildern" }, { "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "to calm or placate", "word": "placare" }, { "code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "to calm or placate", "word": "pācō" }, { "code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "to calm or placate", "word": "whakanene" }, { "code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "to calm or placate", "word": "mamahu" }, { "code": "no", "lang": "Norwegian", "sense": "to calm or placate", "word": "berolige" }, { "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to calm or placate", "word": "acalmar" }, { "code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "to calm or placate", "word": "alina" }, { "code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "to calm or placate", "word": "domoli" }, { "code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "to calm or placate", "word": "liniști" }, { "code": "ro", "lang": "Romanian", "sense": "to calm or placate", "word": "potoli" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "umirotvorjátʹ", "sense": "to calm or placate", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "умиротворя́ть" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "umirotvorítʹ", "sense": "to calm or placate", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "умиротвори́ть" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "uspokáivatʹ", "sense": "to calm or placate", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "успока́ивать" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "uspokóitʹ", "sense": "to calm or placate", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "успоко́ить" }, { "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to calm or placate", "word": "calmar" }, { "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to calm or placate", "word": "serenar" }, { "code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "to calm or placate", "word": "sakinleştirmek" }, { "code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "to calm or placate", "word": "yatıştırmak" }, { "code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "to calm or placate", "word": "dindirmek" }, { "code": "ar", "lang": "Arabic", "roman": "sakkana", "sense": "to ease or relieve pain", "word": "سَكَّنَ" }, { "code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "oblekčavam", "sense": "to ease or relieve pain", "word": "облекчавам" }, { "code": "bg", "lang": "Bulgarian", "roman": "smekčavam", "sense": "to ease or relieve pain", "word": "смекчавам" }, { "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to ease or relieve pain", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "ulevit" }, { "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to ease or relieve pain", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "ulevovat" }, { "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to ease or relieve pain", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "ukonejšit" }, { "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to ease or relieve pain", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "konejšit" }, { "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to ease or relieve pain", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "utěšit" }, { "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to ease or relieve pain", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "utěšovat" }, { "code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to ease or relieve pain", "word": "lievittää" }, { "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "to ease or relieve pain", "word": "soulager" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to ease or relieve pain", "word": "lindern" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to ease or relieve pain", "word": "mildern" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to ease or relieve pain", "word": "trösten" }, { "code": "id", "lang": "Indonesian", "sense": "to ease or relieve pain", "word": "melegakan" }, { "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "to ease or relieve pain", "word": "lenire" }, { "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "to ease or relieve pain", "word": "alleviare" }, { "code": "it", "lang": "Italian", "sense": "to ease or relieve pain", "word": "mitigare" }, { "code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "to ease or relieve pain", "word": "lēniō" }, { "code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "to ease or relieve pain", "word": "mamahu" }, { "code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "to ease or relieve pain", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "koić" }, { "code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "to ease or relieve pain", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "ukoić" }, { "code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "to ease or relieve pain", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "uspokajać" }, { "code": "pl", "lang": "Polish", "sense": "to ease or relieve pain", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "uspokoić" }, { "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to ease or relieve pain", "word": "aliviar" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "oblexčátʹ", "sense": "to ease or relieve pain", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "облегча́ть" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "obléxčitʹ", "sense": "to ease or relieve pain", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "обле́гчить" }, { "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to ease or relieve pain", "word": "aliviar" }, { "code": "sv", "lang": "Swedish", "sense": "to ease or relieve pain", "word": "lindra" }, { "code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "to ease or relieve pain", "word": "dindirmek" }, { "code": "uk", "lang": "Ukrainian", "roman": "polehšuvaty", "sense": "to ease or relieve pain", "word": "полегшувати" }, { "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to bring comfort or relief", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "ulevit" }, { "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to bring comfort or relief", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "ulevovat" }, { "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to bring comfort or relief", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "ulehčit" }, { "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to bring comfort or relief", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "ulehčovat" }, { "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to bring comfort or relief", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "uklidnit" }, { "code": "cs", "lang": "Czech", "sense": "to bring comfort or relief", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "uklidňovat" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to bring comfort or relief", "word": "Erleichterung bringen" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to bring comfort or relief", "word": "lindern" }, { "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to bring comfort or relief", "word": "etwas versüßen" }, { "code": "la", "lang": "Latin", "sense": "to bring comfort or relief", "word": "lēniō" }, { "code": "mi", "lang": "Maori", "sense": "to bring comfort or relief", "word": "mamahu" }, { "code": "pt", "lang": "Portuguese", "sense": "to bring comfort or relief", "word": "aliviar" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "oblexčátʹ", "sense": "to bring comfort or relief", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "облегча́ть" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "obléxčitʹ", "sense": "to bring comfort or relief", "tags": [ "perfective" ], "word": "обле́гчить" }, { "code": "ru", "lang": "Russian", "roman": "ublažátʹ", "sense": "to bring comfort or relief", "tags": [ "imperfective" ], "word": "ублажа́ть" }, { "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to bring comfort or relief", "word": "aliviarse" }, { "code": "es", "lang": "Spanish", "sense": "to bring comfort or relief", "word": "descansar" }, { "code": "tr", "lang": "Turkish", "sense": "to bring comfort or relief", "word": "dindirmek" } ], "word": "soothe" }
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