soothe (v.)
- abate
- allay
- alleviate
- anesthetize
- appease
- assuage
- balm
- becalm
- benumb
- calm
- cease
- comfort
- compose
- conciliate
- console
- cool
- cradle
- cushion
- deaden
- defuse
- diminish
- dulcify
- dull
- dwindle
- ease
- ebb
- foment
- gentle
- halt
- hush
- lay
- lessen
- lull
- mitigate
- molder
- mollify
- numb
- pacify
- pad
- palliate
- placate
- poultice
- propitiate
- quell
- quiesce
- quiet
- quieten
- reduce
- relieve
- rest
- rock
- salve
- settle
- slacken
- slake
- smooth
- smoothen
- soften
- stabilize
- steady
- still
- stop
- subdue
- subside
- tranquilize
- wane
Oh, many a shaft at random sent
Finds mark the archer little meant!
And many a word at random spoken
May soothe, or wound, a heart that's broken!
Music hath charms to soothe the savage breast,
To soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak.
