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  • 1 lēniō

        lēniō (imperf. lēnībat, lēnībant, V.; fut. lenibunt, Pr.), īvī, ītus, īre    [lenis], to soften, mollify, moderate, assuage, soothe, calm: fluvium tumentem, V.: Latrantem stomachum, H.: inopiam frumenti, S.—Fig., to render mild, appease, alleviate, mitigate, calm, pacify: mihi miseriam, T.: illum iratum: te ipsum dies leniet: tigrīs, tame, H.: umbras, O.: seditionem, L.: saepius fatigatus lenitur, S.: dolentem Solando, V.
    * * *
    lenire, lenivi, lenitus V TRANS
    mitigate, moderate; alleviate, allay, assuage, ease, calm, placate, appease; mollify; explain away, gloss over; beguile, pass pleasently; abate

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  • 2 delenio

    delenire, delenivi, delenitus V TRANS
    mitigate, mollify, smooth down, soothe; soften, cajole; bewitch, charm, entice

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  • 3 delinio

    I
    deliniare, deliniavi, deliniatus V TRANS
    delineate; trace the outline of; sketch out (L+S)
    II
    delinire, delinivi, delinitus V TRANS
    mitigate, mollify, smooth down, soothe; soften, cajole; bewitch, charm, entice

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  • 4 emollio

    ē-mollĭo, ii, ītum, 4, v. a., to make soft, to soften (perh. not ante-Aug.).
    I.
    Lit.:

    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.—
    B.
    Transf.:

    colores,

    to soften, make more delicate, Plin. 35, 17, 57, § 198.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    In a good sense, to make mild or gentle, to mollify:

    mores,

    Ov. P. 2, 9, 48:

    severa praecepta,

    Aur. Vict. Epit. 48.—
    B.
    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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  • 5 lenio

    lēnĭo, īvi or ĭi, ītum, 4 ( imperf. lenibant, Verg. A. 4, 528:

    lenibat,

    id. ib. 6, 468; fut. lenibunt, Prop. 3, 20 (4, 21), 32), v. a. and n. [1. lenis].
    I.
    Act., to make soft or mild, to soften, mollify, alleviate, mitigate, assuage, soothe, calm (syn.: mitigo, placo, sedo, mulceo).
    A.
    Lit.:

    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.—
    B.
    Trop., to render mild, to appease, calm, pacify, etc.:

    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.—
    * II.
    Neutr., to become soft or mild, to be softened, mitigated:

    dum irae leniunt,

    Plaut. Mil. 2, 6, 100; cf. Brix ad loc.

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  • 6 malaxo

    mălaxo, āvi, 1, v. a., = malassô, to soften, mollify: malas, Laber. ap. Gell. 16, 7, 7:

    ventrem,

    Plin. Val. 1, 8:

    articulos,

    Sen. Ep. 66, 49; but v. malacisso.

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  • 7 mollifico

    mollĭfĭco, 1, v. a. [mollis-facio], to make soft, to soften, mollify, Caesar. Epist. Hortat. ad Virgg.; cf.: mollifico, hapalunô, malassô, Gloss. Lat. Gr.

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  • 8 praemollio

    prae-mollĭo, no perf., ītum, 4, v. a., to soften beforehand (post - Aug.).
    I.
    Lit.:

    praemollitus sulcus,

    Quint. 2, 9, 3; Cael. Aur. Tard. 4, 3.—
    II.
    Trop., to soften or mollify beforehand, Quint. 4, 3, 10:

    judicum mentes,

    id. 6, 5, 9.

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  • Mollify — Mol li*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mollified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mollifying}.] [F. mollifier, L. mollificare; mollis soft + ficare (in comp.) to make. See {Enmollient}, {Moil}, v. t., and { fy}.] 1. To soften; to make tender; to reduce the hardness,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • mollify — (v.) late 14c., to soften (a substance), from O.Fr. mollifier or directly from L.L. mollificare make soft, mollify from mollificus softening, from L. mollis soft (see MELT (Cf. melt) (v.)) + root of facere to make (see FACTITIOUS (Cf …   Etymology dictionary

  • mollify — I verb abate, allay, alleviate, ameliorate, appease, assuage, attemper, blunt, calm, check, compose, conciliate, cool, curb, deaden, decrease, diminish, dulcify, dull, ease, give relief, hush, improve, lenire, lessen, lull, make better, mediate,… …   Law dictionary

  • mollify — appease, placate, *pacify, propitiate, conciliate Analogous words: *relieve, allay, mitigate, lighten: *moderate, temper, qualify: abate, lessen, reduce, *decrease Antonyms: exasperate …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • mollify — [v] pacify, soothe abate, allay, alleviate, ameliorate, appease, assuage, blunt, calm, compose, conciliate, cool, cushion, decrease, diminish, dulcify, ease, fix up, lessen, lighten, lull, mellow, mitigate, moderate, modify, pacify, patch things… …   New thesaurus

  • mollify — ► VERB (mollifies, mollified) 1) appease the anger or anxiety of. 2) reduce the severity of. DERIVATIVES mollification noun. ORIGIN from Latin mollis soft …   English terms dictionary

  • mollify — [mäl′ə fī΄] vt. mollified, mollifying [ME molifien, MFr mollifier < LL mollificare, to soften < L mollis, soft (< IE * mḷdu , soft < base * mel , to crush > MILL1) + facere, to make, DO1] 1. to soothe the temper of; pacify; appease …   English World dictionary

  • mollify — mol|li|fy [ˈmɔlıfaı US ˈma: ] v past tense and past participle mollified present participle mollifying third person singular mollifies [T] formal [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: mollifier, from Late Latin mollificare, from Latin mollis soft ] …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • mollify — [[t]mɒ̱lɪfaɪ[/t]] mollifies, mollifying, mollified VERB If you mollify someone, you do or say something to make them less upset or angry. [FORMAL] [V n] The investigation was undertaken primarily to mollify pressure groups. Syn: placate Derived… …   English dictionary

  • mollify — UK [ˈmɒlɪfaɪ] / US [ˈmɑləˌfaɪ] verb [transitive] Word forms mollify : present tense I/you/we/they mollify he/she/it mollifies present participle mollifying past tense mollified past participle mollified formal to make someone feel less angry or… …   English dictionary

  • mollify — mollification, n. mollifier, n. mollifyingly, adv. mollifiable, adj. /mol euh fuy /, v.t., mollified, mollifying. 1. to soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify; appease. 2. to mitigate or reduce; soften: to mollify one s demands …   Universalium

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