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1 malacisso
mălăcisso, 1, v a., = malakizô, to render soft or supple, to soften, make pliable (ante-class. and post-Aug.):malacissandus es,
Plaut. Bacch. 1, 1, 31: articulos, v. l. Sen. Ep. 66, 53 dub. (Haase, malaxandos). -
2 Salmacis
Salmăcis, ĭdis, f.I.A very cleat [p. 1620] fountain in Caria, much used, and fabled to render soft and effeminate all who drank of it, Ov. M. 4, 286; Vitr. 2, 8; Stat. S. 1, 5, 21.—Personified, the nymph of this fountain, Ov. M. 4, 337; 4, 347; voc. Salmaci, id. ib. 4, 306; cf. Fest. p. 329 Müll.—II.Transf., a weak, effeminate person, Enn. ap. Cic. Off. 1, 18, 61 (Trag. v. 36 Vahl.; cf. Trag. Rel. p. 53 Rib.). -
3 mollio
mollĭo, īvi and ii, ītum, 4 (mollibat for molliebat, Att. ap. Non. 347, 16; Ov. M. 6, 21:I.mollirier for molliri,
Ter. Phorm. 4, 3, 27), v. a. [mollis], to make soft, pliant, flexible, or supple, to soften (class.).Lit.:II.frigoribus durescit umor, et idem vicissim mollitur tepefactus,
Cic. N. D. 2, 10, 26:lanam trahendo,
by spinning, Ov. M. 2, 411:artus oleo,
Liv. 21, 55:dum ferrum molliat ignis,
Hor. S. 1, 4, 20:ceram,
Ov. M. 8, 198:semina,
id. ib. 7, 123:humum foliis,
id. ib. 4, 741:glebas,
id. ib. 6, 220:ventrem,
to relax, purge moderately, Plin. 20, 5, 20, § 43:duritias,
id. 28, 17, 70, § 34:agri molliti,
softened, loosened, Cic. N. D. 2, 50, 130.—Trop.A.To soften, moderate, mitigate; to tame, restrain, check; to render easier, lighter, pleasanter, or less disagreeable:B.Hannibalem juveniliter exsultantem patientiā suā molliebat,
Cic. Sen. 4, 10: quā mons mollibat mare, broke the violence of the sea, Att. ap. Non. 347, 16:iras,
Liv. 1, 9:impetum,
id. 3, 35:indocili numero cum grave mollit opus,
Ov. Tr. 4, 1, 6:poenam,
id. ib. 3, 5, 53:clivum,
to make the ascent of a hill easier, Caes. B. G. 7, 46:clivos,
Liv. 21, 37, 3:verba usu,
Cic. N. D. 1, 34, 95:translationem,
id. de Or. 3, 41, 165:fructus feros colendo,
to render milder, Verg. G. 2, 36:caelum,
Plin. 2, 47, 47, § 124:lacrimae meorum me interdum molliunt,
overcome me, Cic. Att. 10, 9, 2:Deus mollivit cor meum,
softened, Vulg. Job, 23, 16.—To soften, render effeminate or unmanly:legionem,
Cic. Phil. 12, 3, 8:animos,
id. Tusc. 2, 11, 27: vocem, to make soft or womanish, Quint. 11, 3, 24:puerum,
to unman, Stat. S. 3, 4, 68. -
4 molliō
molliō (mollībat for molliēbat, O.), īvī, ītus, īre [mollis], to make soft, make supple, soften: umor mollitur tepefactus: lanam trahendo, by spinning, O.: artūs oleo, L.: dum ferrum molliat ignis, H.: glaebas, O.: agri molliti.—Fig., to pacify, conciliate, moderate: hominem his verbis sentio mollirier, T.: lacrimae meorum me molliunt, overcome me. —To soften, moderate, mitigate, tame, restrain, check, ease, lighten: Hannibalem patientiā suā: iras, L.: poenam, O.: clivum, make the ascent easier, Cs.: verba usu: fructūs feros colendo, render milder, V.— To soften, render effeminate, make unmanly: legionem: membra, O.* * *mollire, mollivi, mollitus Vsoften, mitigate, make easier; civilize, tame, enfeeble -
5 lenio
lēnĭo, īvi or ĭi, ītum, 4 ( imperf. lenibant, Verg. A. 4, 528:I.lenibat,
id. ib. 6, 468; fut. lenibunt, Prop. 3, 20 (4, 21), 32), v. a. and n. [1. lenis].Act., to make soft or mild, to soften, mollify, alleviate, mitigate, assuage, soothe, calm (syn.: mitigo, placo, sedo, mulceo).A.Lit.:B.lapsana alvum lenit et mollit,
Plin. 20, 9, 37, § 96:nuces leniunt saporem caeparum,
id. 23, 8, 77, § 147:tumores,
id. 33, 6, 35, § 110:collectiones impetusque,
id. 22, 25, 58, § 122:stomachum latrantem,
Hor. S. 2, 2, 18:volnera,
to assuage, heal, Prop. 3, 20 (4, 21), 32:clamorem,
to soften, moderate, Hor. C. 1, 27, 7:inopiam frumenti lenire,
to make amends for, cause to be less felt, Sall. J. 91.—Trop., to render mild, to appease, calm, pacify, etc.:* II.senem illum tibi dedo ulteriorem, ut lenitum reddas,
Plaut. Bacch. 5, 2, 31:illum saepe lenivi iratum,
Cic. Att. 6, 2, 2:temperantia animos placat ac lenit,
id. Fin. 1, 14, 47:te ipsum dies leniet, aetas mitigabit,
id. Mur. 31, 65:epulis multitudinem imperitam,
id. Phil. 2, 45, 116:desiderium crebris epistolis,
id. Fam. 15, 21, 1:se multa consolatione,
id. Q. Fr. 3, 5, 4:diem tempusque... leniturum iras,
Liv. 2, 45:seditionem,
id. 6, 16:animum ferocem,
Sall. J. 11:saepius fatigatus lenitur,
id. ib. 111, 3:lenire dolentem Solando,
Verg. A. 4, 393.—Neutr., to become soft or mild, to be softened, mitigated:dum irae leniunt,
Plaut. Mil. 2, 6, 100; cf. Brix ad loc. -
6 mansuesco
mansŭesco, sŭēvi, sŭētum, 3, v. inch. a. and n. [manus-suesco; lit., to accustom to the hand; hence],I.Act., to tame, to make tame (in the verb. finit. ante- and post-class.; but cf. infra, mansuetus).A.Lit.:* B.silvestria animalia,
Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 4:tigres, Coripp. Johann. 6, 253: fructus feros,
Lucr. 5, 1368; v. Lachm. ad h. l.—Trop., to render mild, gentle, or peaceable: gentes, Coripp. Johann. 6, 484.—II.Neutr. ( = mansuetum fieri), to become or grow tame (in the verb. finit. only poet. and in post-Aug. prose).A.Lit.:B.buculi triduo fere mansuescunt,
Col. 6, 2, 4:ferae,
Luc. 4, 237.—Trop., to grow tame, gentle, mild, soft:A.nesciaque humanis precibus mansuescere corda,
Verg. G. 4, 470:umor,
Lucr. 2, 475:tellus,
Verg. G. 2, 239:radii,
Petr. 122:fera mansuescere jussa,
Juv. 11, 104.—Hence, mansŭētus (MASVETA, Inscr. Grut. 688, 2), a, um, P. a., tamed, tame.Lit.:B.juvenci diebus paucis erunt mansueti,
Varr. R. R. 1, 20, 2:sus,
Liv. 35, 49:cum (apes) sint neque mansueti generis, neque feri,
Plin. 11, 5, 4, § 12:stabula, i. e. mansuetarum pecudum,
Grat. Cyn. 164.—Trop., mild, soft, gentle, quiet, etc. (syn. mitis;opp. ferus): illud quaero, cur tam subito mansuetus in senatu fuerit, cum in edictis tam fuisset ferus,
Cic. Phil. 3, 9, 23:amor,
Prop. 1, 9, 12:manus,
id. 3, 14, 10:malum,
Liv. 3, 16:litora,
tranquil, not stormy, Prop. 1, 17, 28.— Comp.: ut mitior mansuetiorque fiat, Asellio ap. Prisc. p. 668 P.:nam me jam ab orationibus dijungo fere, referoque ad mansuetiores Musas,
Cic. Fam. 1, 9, 23:ira,
Ov. Tr. 3, 6, 23.— Sup.:ut mansuetissimus viderer,
Cic. de Or. 2, 49, 201:ingenium,
Val. Max. 2, 7, 11.—Hence, adv.: mansŭētē (acc. to B.), gently, mildly, calmly, quietly, etc.:clementer, mansuete factum,
Cic. Marcell. 3, 9:adeo tum imperio meliori animus mansuete obediens erat,
Liv. 3, 29, 3:ferre fortunam,
Auct. Her. 4, 52, 65.— Comp.:mansuetius versari,
App. M. 9, p. 236, 10. -
7 emollio
I.Lit.:B. II.humor arcus fundasque et jaculorum amenta emollierat,
Liv. 37, 41; Cels. 8, 4:ova macerata,
Plin. 10, 60, 80, § 167; 18, 7, 17, § 77; 20, 2, 6, § 11 al.—Trop.A.In a good sense, to make mild or gentle, to mollify:B.mores,
Ov. P. 2, 9, 48:severa praecepta,
Aur. Vict. Epit. 48.—In a bad sense, to enervate, render effeminate:exercitum (Capua),
Liv. 27, 3; cf. id. 38, 49; Tac. H. 3, 2; id. Agr. 11:emollit gentes clementia caeli,
Luc. 8, 565:auctoritatem principis,
to weaken, Aur. Vict. Epit. 1.
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