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  • 121comfort — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. luxury; ease, coziness; enjoyment, satisfaction; solace, consolation; cheer, air. See pleasure, relief, content. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A state of ease] Syn. contentment, ease, well being, rest, quiet …

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  • 122restful — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. soothing, quiet, reposeful, tranquil. See repose. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. soothing, relaxing, tranquilizing, untroubling, untroubled, tranquil, calm, peaceful, quiet, reposeful, calming, lulling …

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  • 123sedative — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. sedation; tranquilizer, bromide, calmant; sleeping pill; drug, narcotic, opiate, morphine; hypnotic; painkiller, barbiturate, analgesic, downer (sl.), goofball (sl.); Demerol, Nembutal. See remedy,… …

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  • 124relieve — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To replace] Syn. release, remove, take over for, cover for, spell*, discharge, force to resign; see also dismiss 1 , 2 , substitute 2 . 2. [To lessen] Syn. assuage, alleviate, soothe, comfort, allay, lighten, mitigate, ease …

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  • 125soothing — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. calming, peaceful, comforting; see restful . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. calming, comforting, quieting, easing, mollifying, appeasing, pacifying, tranquilizing, relaxing, softening, settling, palliative, relieving …

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  • 126soothing — sooth·ing || suːðɪŋ n. act of calming, act of pacifying; act of comforting, appeasement adj. calming, pacifying, quieting; comforting, appeasing suːð v. calm, pacify, quiet; comfort, appease …

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  • 127καταστατικόν — καταστατικός fitted for calming masc acc sg καταστατικός fitted for calming neut nom/voc/acc sg …

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  • 128comfort — [kum′fərt] vt. [ME comforten < OFr conforter, to comfort < LL (esp. in Vulg. of O.T.) confortare, to strengthen much < L com , intens. + fortis, strong: see FORT1] 1. to soothe in distress or sorrow; ease the misery or grief of; bring… …

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