soothe

(verb): To restore to ease, comfort, or tranquility; relieve; calm; quiet; refresh.
(verb): To allay; assuage; mitigate; soften.
(verb): To smooth over; render less obnoxious.
(verb): To calm or placate someone or some situation.
(verb): To ease or relieve pain or suffering.
(verb): To temporise by assent, concession, flattery, or cajolery.
(verb): To bring comfort or relief.
(verb): To keep in good humour; wheedle; cajole; flatter.
(verb): To prove true; verify; confirm as true.
(verb): To confirm the statements of; maintain the truthfulness of (a person); bear out.
(verb): To assent to; yield to; humour by agreement or concession.