soothe

verb11

1. •
   To restore to ease, comfort, or tranquility; relieve; calm; quiet; refresh.

   • Musick has Charms to sooth a savage Breast, To soften Rocks, or bend a knotted Oak. — 1697
2. •
   To calm or placate someone or some situation.
3. •
   To bring comfort or relief.
4. •
   To allay; assuage; mitigate; soften.
5. •
   To ease or relieve pain or suffering.

   • I am a cider drinker, I drinks it all of the day I am a cider drinker, it soothes all me troubles away — 1976
6. •
   (rare) To smooth over; render less obnoxious.
7. •
   To temporise by assent, concession, flattery, or cajolery.
8. •
   To keep in good humour; wheedle; cajole; flatter.
9. •
   (no longer used) To assent to; yield to; humour by agreement or concession.
10. •
    (no longer used) To prove true; verify; confirm as true.
11. •
    (no longer used) To confirm the statements of; maintain the truthfulness of (a person); bear out.