Sooth vs Relieve - What's the difference?
sooth | relieve |
(archaic) Truth.
* (Merchant of Venice , Act I, Scene 1)
* Longfellow
(obsolete) augury; prognostication
* Spenser
(obsolete) blandishment; cajolery
(obsolete) reality; fact
(archaic) True.
* Spenser
(obsolete) Pleasing; delightful; sweet.
* Milton
* Keats
To ease (a person, person's thoughts etc.) from mental distress; to stop (someone) feeling anxious or worried, to alleviate the distress of.
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To ease (someone, a part of the body etc.) or give relief from physical pain or discomfort.
To alleviate (pain, distress, mental discomfort etc.).
To provide comfort or assistance to (someone in need, especially in poverty).
(obsolete) To lift up; to raise again.
(legal) To free (someone) from debt or legal obligations; to give legal relief to.
To bring military help to (a besieged town); to lift the seige on.
To release (someone) from or of a difficulty, unwanted task, responsibility etc.
(military, job) To free (someone) from their post, task etc. by taking their place.
* 1819 , (Lord Byron), , III.76:
* 1927 , (Countee Cullen), From the Dark Tower :
(reflexive) To go to the toilet; to defecate or urinate.
In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between sooth and relieve
is that sooth is (obsolete) pleasing; delightful; sweet while relieve is (obsolete) to lift up; to raise again.As a noun sooth
is (archaic) truth.As an adjective sooth
is (archaic) true.As a verb relieve is
to ease (a person, person's thoughts etc) from mental distress; to stop (someone) feeling anxious or worried, to alleviate the distress of.sooth
English
Noun
(-)- In sooth , I know not why I am so sad.
- In good sooth , / Its mystery is love, its meaning youth.
- The sooth of birds, by beating of their wings.
Derived terms
* soothsayer * soothsaying * soothfast * forsoothAdjective
(er)- That shall I sooth (said he) to you declare.
- the soothest shepherd that ever piped on plains
- with jellies soother than the creamy curd
See also
* soothe * soothly * soothfast * forsoothAnagrams
* (l) * (l) * (l) * (l) ----relieve
English
Verb
(reliev)- This shall not relieve either Party of any obligations.
- The henna should be deeply dyed to make / The skin relieved appear more fairly fair [...].
- The night whose sable breast relieves the stark / White stars is no less lovely being dark