comfort in grief; alleviation of grief or anxiety; also, that which relieves in distress; that which cheers or consoles; relief.-rest; relaxation; ease.-to cheer in grief or under calamity; to comfort; to relieve in affliction, solitude, or discomfort; to console; -- applied to persons; as, to solace one with the hope of future reward.-to allay; to assuage; to soothe; as, to solace grief.-to take comfort; to be cheered.