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lenio

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Latin

Etymology

From lēnis (smooth, soft, gentle).

Pronunciation

Verb

lēniō (present infinitive lēnīre, perfect active lēnīvī or lēniī, supine lēnītum); fourth conjugation

  1. to soften, soothe
    Synonyms: dēlēniō, levō, allevō, alleviō, molliō
    Antonyms: dūrō, obdūrō
  2. to mollify, assuage, appease, pacify
    Synonyms: sōpiō, mītigō, mānsuēscō, mānsuētō, permulceō, mānsuēfaciō, commītigō, levō, sileō, plācō, restinguō, compōnō, domō, dēlēniō, sēdō, ēlevō, allevō, alleviō, coërceō
    Antonyms: sollicitō, excitō, īnstīgō, īnstinguō, efferō, exciō, perpellō, concieō, concitō, impellō, īnflammō, cieō, moveō, ērigō, mōlior, incendō, adhortor

Usage notes

  • Virgil contracts the imperfect to lēnībat, lēnībant.

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Italian: lenire
  • Portuguese: lenir
  • Spanish: lenir

References

  • lenio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • lenio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • lenio”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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