soothe

To calm or placate (a person, for example).

To ease or relieve (pain, for example).

To bring comfort, composure, or relief.

To prove true; verify; confirm as truth.

To confirm the statements of; maintain the truthfulness of (a person); bear out.

To assent to; yield to; humor by agreement or concession.

To keep in good humor; wheedle; cajole; flatter.

To restore to ease, comfort, or tranquillity; relieve; calm; quiet; refresh.

To allay; assuage; mitigate; soften.

To smooth over; render less obnoxious.