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soothe

/ˈsuːð/SOOTH
/ˈsuð/SOOTH

Meaningaffirm as true

Common meaning: calm or comfort

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishsdsource
  2. Middle Englishsodiensource
  3. Englishsoothe‘calm or comfort’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old English sd ‘affirm as true’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry SOOTHE, p. 574 · dictionary scan

Roots

  • sd Old English “affirm as true”

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