soothe
SOOTHverbMeaning to calm or comfort, often gently; to ease pain
Memory hook SOOTHE rhymes with SMOOTH. Priya sings a smooth, slow lullaby, and little Theo’s crying fades into sleepy sighs. Her song soothes him.
Priya hummed an old lullaby to soothe the fussy baby.
In context Lila had tossed and turned for an hour, but the steady patter of rain on the roof soothed her, and soon her worries about the test faded into sleep.
Similar calm, comfort, ease, relieve
Opposite agitate, upset, irritate