Word Finder - comforted

definition

To relieve the distress or suffering of; to provide comfort to.

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Rob comforted Aaron because he was lost and very sad.

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To make comfortable.

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To make strong; to invigorate; to fortify; to corroborate.

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To assist or help; to aid.

It comforted him to hear these arguments.

A cold wind comforted her as she sat alone.

Even through the pain, being with her comforted him.

But then Rev. Martin came too and comforted us.

She smiled, comforted by the familiarity of his unique communication style.

His hand lingered on her arm, and she rested her forehead against his fingers, comforted for the first time in months.

The heterodox movements in Italy in the 13th and 14th centuries, such as those of the Segarellists, Dolcinists, and Fraticelli of every description, were penetrated with Joachimism; while such independent spirits as Roger Bacon, Arnaldus de Villa Nova and Bernard Dblicieux often comforted themselves with the thought of the era of justice and peace promised by Joachim.

It may also be thought of as retributive, as a reversal of present conditions so that the miserable are comforted, and the prosperous laid low, or as a reward or punishment for good or evil desert here.

Infants are comforted by rhythmic sounds.

While I'll be devastated, as I'm sure you will be when it ends, be comforted in what you've accomplished.

Doubts about transubstantiation made him uneasy; some of Luther's tracts fell in his way, and he was comforted by Luther's dictum that salvation does not depend on human dogmata.

The site's power comforted her, and she kissed Jule's medallion.

Comforted by her only remaining normal friend, Deidre followed him to the wing of guest bedrooms, surprised at how huge her room was.

As she drifted into sleep, she was both comforted and tormented by memories of Taran's touch.

She sighed, tormented and comforted by his presence.

Sobbing, she kissed and comforted Natasha.

Then he won't be stuck with someone he hates, Deidre added, comforted by the thought.

There was a much better time when she did not know he planned to usurp her, and the memory comforted her.

I felt so cold, I imagined I should die before morning, and the thought comforted me.

She leaned against his chest for a moment, comforted by his sympathetic embrace.

Gabriel sat in silent thought, comforted by the ebb and flow of the waves.

He comforted her, as best he could, trying to learn what happened.

Understanding they were for Elisabeth's protection comforted him.

Jenn smiled faintly, comforted by the presence of her friend.

She snuggled close to him and when his arms comforted her, she sighed in contentment.

She leaned back against him, comforted by his body again.

They're not overly fond of the fact that you live here, but they are comforted by your presence – and that there are other girls in the apartment.

Damian shook his head, comforted by the little Oracle and his adopted brother.

Comforted by Fate's words, Deidre obeyed Darkyn's order with trepidation but no hesitation, assuming he meant to drink from her again.

If nothing else, Wynn was going to make a terrific friend during the last leg of her life, which comforted her a little.

Comforted by the familiar sensation, she sensed she was better off trusting Fate than the Dark One.

She wrapped her arms around him, comforted by his scent and tormented it was the last time she.d smell him.

Rhyn watched, torn between defending his brother as he'd done before and letting Kris go.  Even in Hell, Rhyn comforted himself with the knowledge that he'd protected his brothers.

He was comforted by the presence of the tortured woman beside him.

Twichell comforted me and I scrubbed him off and we got sociable.

Lamentations) Yahweh's jealousy against the semi-heathen Judah has become a jealousy for his people, and we appear to move in the thought of Haggai and Zechariah, where the remnant are comforted by Yahweh's return and the dispersed exiles are to be brought back (cf.

She wrote to Prince Andrew about the reception of his letter, but comforted him with hopes of reconciling their father to the idea.

Until recently, the positives were typically based on how well it soothed and comforted baby.

This made Zeb laugh, in turn, and the boy felt comforted to find that Ozma laughed as merrily at her weeping subject as she had at him.

When you wrap a Dora comforter around your daughter, you can feel comforted regarding providing a great source of inspiration for your little explorer to be.

An infant's crying patterns and ability to be comforted are important indicators of temperament, both in infancy and even in later years.

During the first three or four months of life, many babies feel comforted if they are held tightly in a way the reminds them of the womb.

Once baby is held and comforted, he begins to adapt to this new and vastly different world.

Set a time limit for yourself to be sad, stay in, watch movies, eat ice cream-whatever makes you feel comforted.

People that are not familiar with unzipping files will be comforted to know that the process is relatively easy.

She breathed him in, comforted by the scent of his strength.

Towards the end of this conversation, when it was evening, Ananda broke down and went aside to weep, but the Buddha missed him, and sending for him comforted him with the promise of Nirvana, and repeated what he had so often said before about the impermanence of all things, - "0 Ananda!

Anna Mikhaylovna sat down beside him, with her own handkerchief wiped the tears from his eyes and from the letter, then having dried her own eyes she comforted the count, and decided that at dinner and till teatime she would prepare the countess, and after tea, with God's help, would inform her.

After those involuntary words--that if he were free he would have asked on his knees for her hand and her love--uttered at a moment when she was so strongly agitated, Pierre never spoke to Natasha of his feelings; and it seemed plain to her that those words, which had then so comforted her, were spoken as all sorts of meaningless words are spoken to comfort a crying child.

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