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Answer for the clue "Provided solace ", 9 letters:
comforted

Word definitions for comforted in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: comfort )

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
adj. made comfortable or more comfortable in a time of distress; "the news make her feel comforted"

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Comfort \Com"fort\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Comforted ; p. pr. & vb. n. Comforting. ] [F. conforter, fr. L. confortare to strengthen much; con- + fortis strong. See Fort .] To make strong; to invigorate; to fortify; to corroborate. [Obs.] --Wyclif. God's ...

Usage examples of comforted.

One of the little girls whimpered in fright but was instantly comforted by Sarah McDouall, one of the carets on duty at the crlche.

As she had felt comforted by their curious escort, now she felt sad at their abrupt departure.

And the old cadences of the funeral service, rhythms old before ever the first human went into space, comforted where no living person could.

She comforted herself with the knowledge that Foro had already been mindless.

We would be so comforted if you left sons behind to guide us," she said passionately.

Joat gave Soamosa an occasional thump in the area of her shoulder blades in hopes the girl would soon feel comforted enough to release the death-grip she had on Joat's waist.

She went to sleep, comforted by the irrevocable advantage of privacy available to a member of the Heptite Guild.

He comforted her lovingly and complicated her feelings for him by asking no questions at all.

And that was how she spent the long night, comforted by crazed crystal.

Kids raced about the edges of the dance floor, tripping over feet, howling with hurt and being comforted by whoever picked them up and dusted them off.

She clutched it, comforted, and as she did so a picture sprang into her mind of Sean, calling for her, so that her own name rang in her mind as clearly as if someone in the same room was speaking to her.

Both bones had been broken, although Leon Dane comforted her with the thought that it hadn't been a compound fracture which would have been nasty with their limited facilities.

If M'leng was comforted by having a portrait of his friend, that was the least Iantine could do.

You encouraged your beast, comforted him when the Threads burned, but you depended on his instinct and speed.

Jayge was not comforted by the thought that it would be darker where Aramina was.