Soothe vs Dope - What's the difference?

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Soothe is a related term of dope.

As verbs the difference between soothe and dope

is that soothe is (obsolete) to prove true; verify; confirm as true while dope is .

As an adjective dope is

doped.

soothe

English

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.

Derived terms

* soothing

dope

English

Noun

(uncountable) Any viscous liquid or paste, such as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.

(uncountable) An absorbent material used to hold a liquid.

(uncountable, aeronautics) Any varnish used to coat a part, such as an airplane wing or a hot-air balloon in order to waterproof, strengthen,

(uncountable, slang) Any illicit or narcotic drug that produces euphoria or satisfies an addiction; particularly heroin.

* 1953 , , Too Many Songs by Tom Lehrer , Pantheon, 1981, p. 18

Here's a cure for all your troubles, here's an end to all distress. It's the old dope peddler, with his powdered happiness.''

(uncountable, slang) Information.

* What's the latest dope on the stock market?

(countable, slang) A stupid person.

Synonyms

* See also

Derived terms

* dope fiend * dope sheet * dope slap/dope-slap

Verb

(slang) To affect with drugs.

To treat with dope (lubricant, etc.).

(electronics) To add a dopant such as arsenic to (a pure semiconductor such as silicon).

(slang) To use drugs.

Adjective

(er)

(slang) Great, amazing or extraordinary.

That party was dope !

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