soother


soothe

S0564700 (so͞oth)v. soothed, sooth·ing, soothes v.tr.1. To calm or placate (a person, for example).2. To ease or relieve (pain, for example).v.intr. To bring comfort, composure, or relief.
[Middle English sothen, to verify, from Old English sōthian, from sōth, true; see es- in Indo-European roots.]
sooth′er n.