besoothe

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besoothe

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From be- + soothe.

verb besoothes · besoothing · besoothed

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,
Similar: console, solace, besoothe, cheer, comfort, soothe

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@misc{besoothe_2026,
  title = {besoothe},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/besoothe},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}