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sol·ace  audio  (sls) KEY 

NOUN:
  1. Comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or distress; consolation.
  2. A source of comfort or consolation.
TRANSITIVE VERB:
sol·aced, sol·ac·ing, sol·ac·es
  1. To comfort, cheer, or console, as in trouble or sorrow. See Synonyms at comfort.
  2. To allay or assuage: "They solaced their wretchedness, however, by duets after supper" (Jane Austen).
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English solas, from Old French, from Latin slcium, from slr, to console

OTHER FORMS:
solac·er(Noun)


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