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comfort

 
 
/ˈkʌmfət/ verb [T]

Translation

to make someone feel better when they are anxious or sad
rahatlatmak, teselli vermek, avutmak
The family of the dead are being comforted by friends.1159
comforting adjective
rahatlatıcı
He said a few comforting words.
(Definition of comfort verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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