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permulceo

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Latin

Etymology

From per- + mulceō (stroke).

Pronunciation

Verb

permulceō (present infinitive permulcēre, perfect active permulsī, supine permulsum or permulctum); second conjugation

  1. to touch or rub gently, stroke, caress
  2. to soften
  3. to charm, please, flatter, delight
    Synonyms: iuvō, dēlectō, fruor, congrātulor, exhilarō
  4. to appease, allay, tame
    Synonyms: plācō, domō, lēniō, sōpiō, sēdō, dēlēniō, mānsuēscō, mānsuētō, mānsuēfaciō, mītigō, compōnō, restinguō, commītigō, levō, ēlevō, allevō, alleviō, sileō, molliō
    Antonyms: sollicitō, excitō, īnstīgō, īnstinguō, efferō, exciō, perpellō, concieō, concitō, īnflammō, cieō, incendō

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • permulsiō

References

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