Soothen

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To make comforted; cause to feel soothed; to ease, relieve, or alleviate transitive

    "The cool green foliage around her soothened the eyes of beholders even in the blazing sun."

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"The cool green foliage around her soothened the eyes of beholders even in the blazing sun."

Etymology

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

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