Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Solace \Sol"ace\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Solaced}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Solacing}.] [OF. solacier, soulacier, F. solacier, LL.
   solatiare. See {Solace}, n.]
   1. 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.

   2. To allay; to assuage; to soothe; as, to solace grief.

   Syn: To comfort; assuage; allay. See {Comfort}.

Solace \Sol"ace\, n. [OF. solas, ssoulaz, L. solacium, solatium,
   fr. solari to comfort, console. Cf. {Console}, v. t.]
   1. Comfort in grief; alleviation of grief or anxiety; also,
      that which relieves in distress; that which cheers or
      consoles; relief.

            In business of mirth and of solace.   --Chaucer.

            The proper solaces of age are not music and
            compliments, but wisdom and devotion. --Rambler.

   2. Rest; relaxation; ease. [Obs.]

            To make his steed some solace.        --Chaucer.

   Syn: Comfort; consolation; alleviation; relief.

Solace \Sol"ace\, v. i.
   To take comfort; to be cheered. --Shak.

Source : WordNet®

solace
     n 1: the comfort you feel when consoled in times of
          disappointment; "second place was no consolation to him"
          [syn: {consolation}, {solacement}]
     2: comfort in disappointment or misery [syn: {solacement}]
     3: the act of consoling; giving relief in affliction; "his
        presence was a consolation to her" [syn: {consolation}, {comfort}]
     v : give moral or emotional strength to [syn: {comfort}, {soothe},
          {console}]