Monday, February 29, 2016

sooth, soothe

Sooth or sooth is an archaic ( no longer in use ) word, meaning truth or reality--
In sooth, no one has ever seen the dragon.
He was asked to say, in sooth, exactly what he saw.

Soothe or soothe means to calm or comfort, physically or emotionally--
This ad for this lotion says it will soothe aching muscles.
Maybe a light in the hall would soothe his anxiety.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"He captured the unicorn, in sooth, by using music to soothe its fears."

Note--"soothsayer" is an archaic word, meaning someone who can predict the future--
He went to see the old soothsayer, hoping he could tell him about the fabulous dragon.

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