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Soothe vs Tranquilize - What's the difference?

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Soothe is a related term of tranquilize.


In lang=en terms the difference between soothe and tranquilize

is that soothe is to bring comfort or relief while tranquilize is to calm down.

As verbs the difference between soothe and tranquilize

is that soothe is (obsolete) to prove true; verify; confirm as true while tranquilize is to use a drug to sedate a person or animal.

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

    tranquilize

    English

    Alternative forms

    * tranquillize, tranquilise, tranquillise

    Verb

  • To use a drug to sedate a person or animal.
  • To make something or someone tranquil; to pacify or calm.
  • To become tranquil; to relax.
  • To calm down.
  • Derived terms

    * tranquilizer ----