What does besoothe mean?
Besoothe means (transitive) To soothe about or all over; comfort..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(transitive) To soothe about or all over; comfort..
Attracting downward some responsive grace Or balm which heal'd him, like the hand of God: Or haply music, (like the lyre of old, Tuned into magic by the sweeping touch Of David, when he charm'd the fiend from Saul,) Besoothed the spirit; till o'er all his frame A lulling softness exquisitely crept, And he was cradled in the charm of sound.
Nature then with rapture trembles, Music flows divine along To besoothe our restless feeling By the magic thrill of song.
Use besoothe when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Besoothe means (transitive) To soothe about or all over; comfort..
Common synonyms include console, solace, besoothe, cheer.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Attracting downward some responsive grace Or balm which heal'd him, like the hand of God: Or haply music, (like the lyre of old, Tuned into magic by the sweeping touch Of David, when he charm'd the fiend from Saul,) Besoothed the spirit; till o'er all his frame A lulling softness exquisitely crept, And he was cradled in the charm of sound.
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