Verb

(sooth)

(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]

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.

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.

Verb

(cleans)

To free from dirt; to clean, purify.

*{{quote-magazine, title=A better waterworks, date=2013-06-01, volume=407, issue=8838

, page=5 (Technology Quarterly), magazine=(The Economist) citation , passage=An artificial kidney these days still means a refrigerator-sized dialysis machine. Such devices mimic the way real kidneys cleanse blood and eject impurities and surplus water as urine.}}

To spiritually purify; to free from sin or guilt; to purge.