Ally vs Soothe - What's the difference?
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To unite, or form a connection between, as between families by marriage, or between princes and states by treaty, league, or confederacy
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To connect or form a relation between by similitude, resemblance, friendship, or love.
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One united to another by treaty or league; — usually applied to sovereigns or states; a confederate.
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Anything associated with another as a helper; an auxiliary.
* (rfdate) Buckle:
Anything akin to something else by structure, etc.
(taxonomy) A closely related species, usually within the same family.
(obsolete) A relative; a kinsman.
(a glass marble or taw)
(obsolete) To prove true; verify; confirm as true.
(obsolete) To confirm the statements of; maintain the truthfulness of (a person); bear out.
(obsolete) To assent to; yield to; humour by agreement or concession.
To keep in good humour; wheedle; cajole; flatter.
To restore to ease, comfort, or tranquility; relieve; calm; quiet; refresh.
* 2013 , Daniel Taylor, Andros Townsend calms England's nerves in taming of Montenegro'' (in ''The Guardian , 11 October 2013)[http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/oct/11/england-montenegro-world-cup-qualifier]
To allay; assuage; mitigate; soften.
(rare) To smooth over; render less obnoxious.
To calm or placate someone or some situation.
To ease or relieve pain or suffering.
To temporise by assent, concession, flattery, or cajolery.
To bring comfort or relief.
Ally is a related term of soothe.
As a proper noun ally
is a diminutive of the female given names alison, alice and alexandra.As a verb soothe is
(obsolete) to prove true; verify; confirm as true.ally
English
(Webster 1913)Etymology 1
From (etyl) alien, (etyl) alier (Modern French allier), from (etyl) . Compare alligate, allay, alloy and ligament.Verb
(en-verb)- O chief! in blood, and now in arms allied .
- These three did love each other dearly well, And with so firm affection were allied .
- The virtue nearest to our vice allied .
Usage notes
* Generally used in the passive form or reflexively. * Often followed by to'' or ''with .Synonyms
* make common causeNoun
(allies)- the English soldiers and their French allies
- Science, instead of being the enemy of religion, becomes its ally.
- Gruiformes — cranes and allies
- (Shakespeare)
Etymology 2
Diminutive of alabaster.Noun
(allies)References
*Anagrams
* English heteronymssoothe
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Verb
(sooth)- Yet Wayne Rooney scored at a good time, three minutes after the restart, to soothe any gathering nerves and the night can ultimately be chalked off as one of the finest occasions of Hodgson's 17 months in the job.
