A missing word needed

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LeTyan

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Hi,

"Listening to good music can ____ your soul."

What verb would you insert in here?


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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.
 

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Does "solace" work?
 

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"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.
 

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elevate, inspire, enthuse, magnify, (re-)invigorate ...
 

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How about "animate"?
 

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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.

Works for me!
 
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