soothen

soothen verb: to make comforted; cause to feel soothed; to ease, relieve, or alleviate.

Verb

soothen (third-person singular simple present soothens, present participle soothening, simple past and past participle soothened)

(transitive) To make comforted; cause to feel soothed; to ease, relieve, or alleviate
- The cool green foliage around her soothened the eyes of beholders even in the blazing sun.1999, M. L. Augustine, Fort William Calcutta's Crowning Glory: Calcutta's Crowning Glory
- These nutrients combine together to soothen the body; and according to Susruta, such a process is attributed to mucus.2006, Pradip Kumar Bose, Health and Society in Bengal

Since Melitta is honored in the chamber of Persephone, then the grief for her death is significantly soothened.2008, Christos Tsagalis, Inscribing Sorrow: Fourth-Century Attic Funerary Epigrams, page 36:
For migra[i]nes and headaches drop a few drops in boiling water or use a cold compress and inhale when there is nervous ex[h]austion, wrap a warm towel to soothen tense and agitated nerves.2016, Dr. Shiv Kumar, Aroma Therapy:

third-person singular present	soothens
present participle	soothening
past participle	soothened
past	soothened

From sooth (“pleasing, comforting, reassuring”) + -en.

What does soothen mean?: Soothen means to make comforted; cause to feel soothed; to ease, relieve, or alleviate.
How do you use soothen in a sentence?: Since Melitta is honored in the chamber of Persephone, then the grief for her death is significantly soothened.
What part of speech is soothen?: Soothen is a verb.
What is the past tense of soothen?: The past tense of soothen is soothened.

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