Learn English – An active verb “to find peace in” something

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I'm looking for an active verb which means something along the lines of "to take or find peace in" something. Something like soothe is the opposite of what I want, in the sense that the something is the thing doing the soothing. e.g.,

The river soothed him.

But I would want "him" to be the subject. This would result in…

He was soothed by the river.

…but this is passive rather than active. Is there such an active verb? A single word that means something like "find peace in" in the following?

I find peace in the trickling of the river.

Best Answer

If you're committed to a single word, I would look at the reflexive verbs lull, quiet, or ease. Soothe would work.

The resulting sentence would be something like,

"I lull myself by the river."

"She quiets herself by the river."

But, if you want a single unreflexive verb, I would use unwind or relax (somewhat obvious).

"I unwind by the river."

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