Adjective: comforted kúm-fu(r)-tid
- Made comfortable or more comfortable in a time of distress
"the news made her feel comforted"
- Lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate
"The nurse comforted the patient";
- ease
- Try to help someone feel less distressed, grieving, or disappointed through sympathetic words or actions
"His friends comforted him after the loss of his job";
- soothe, console, solace
See also: comfortable
Type of: act, alleviate, assuage, move, palliate, relieve
Encyclopedia: Comfort, Texas