Dictionary entry

Solace (2)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Sol″ace, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Solaced (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Solacing (?).] [OF. solacier, soulacier, F. solacier, LL. solatiare. See Solace, n.] 1. To cheer in grief or under calamity; to comfort; to relieve in affliction, solitude, or discomfort; to console; — applied to persons; as, to solace one with the hope of future reward.

2. To allay; to assuage; to soothe; as, to solace grief.

Syn. — To comfort; assuage; allay. See Comfort.