besoothe

1. (transitive) To soothe about or all over; comfort.Examples: "Attracting downward some responsive grace Or balm which heal'd him, like the hand of God: Or haply music, (like the lyre of old, Tuned into magic by the sweeping touch Of David, when he charm'd the fiend from Saul,) Besoothed the spirit; till o'er all his frame A lulling softness exquisitely crept, And he was cradled in the charm of sound."; "Nature then with rapture trembles, Music flows divine along To besoothe our restless feeling By the magic thrill of song."Synonyms: console, solace, besoothe, cheer, comfort, console, solace, soothetransitive