L LeTyan Member Joined Dec 18, 2011 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language Chinese Home Country China Current Location China Dec 26, 2013 #1 Hi, "Listening to good music can ____ your soul." What verb would you insert in here? Thank you!
probus Moderator Staff member Joined Jan 7, 2011 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language English Home Country Canada Current Location Canada Dec 26, 2013 #2 The first word that comes to mind is soothe. (Right Dave)? It is so common as to be a cliche. A less common contender might be heal.
The first word that comes to mind is soothe. (Right Dave)? It is so common as to be a cliche. A less common contender might be heal.
T Tdol No Longer With Us (RIP) Staff member Joined Nov 13, 2002 Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location Japan Dec 27, 2013 #3 Or feed
Matthew Wai VIP Member Joined Nov 29, 2013 Member Type Native Language Chinese Home Country China Current Location China Dec 27, 2013 #4 Does "solace" work?
emsr2d2 Moderator Staff member Joined Jul 28, 2009 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location UK Dec 27, 2013 #5 "Solace" is almost always used as a noun, very rarely as a verb. I would be very surprised if anyone used "solace your soul". It's not grammatically incorrect but it's so rare that most people would assume it was an error.
"Solace" is almost always used as a noun, very rarely as a verb. I would be very surprised if anyone used "solace your soul". It's not grammatically incorrect but it's so rare that most people would assume it was an error.
Raymott VIP Member Joined Jun 29, 2008 Member Type Academic Native Language English Home Country Australia Current Location Australia Dec 27, 2013 #6 elevate, inspire, enthuse, magnify, (re-)invigorate ...
Matthew Wai VIP Member Joined Nov 29, 2013 Member Type Native Language Chinese Home Country China Current Location China Dec 27, 2013 #7 How about "animate"?
S SoothingDave VIP Member Joined Apr 17, 2009 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Dec 27, 2013 #8 probus said: The first word that comes to mind is soothe. (Right Dave)? It is so common as to be a cliche. A less common contender might be heal. Click to expand... Works for me!
probus said: The first word that comes to mind is soothe. (Right Dave)? It is so common as to be a cliche. A less common contender might be heal. Click to expand... Works for me!