Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • To soothe, mollify, or pacify.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • transitive verb rare To soothe; to mollify; to pacify; to soften.

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  • verb transitive To soothe; to mollify; to pacify; to soften.

Etymologies

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Latin demulceo ("I soothe"); de + mulceo ("I stroke").

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  • To soothe; to mollify; to pacify; to soften

    March 18, 2009