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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Lenify \Len"i*fy\ (l[e^]n"[i^]*f[imac]), v. t. [L. lenis soft,
mild + -fy: cf. F. l['e]nifier.]
To assuage; to soften; to mitigate; to alleviate. --Bacon.
--Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Lenify \Len"i*fy\ (l[e^]n"[i^]*f[imac]), v. t. [L. lenis soft,
mild + -fy: cf. F. l['e]nifier.]
To assuage; to soften; to mitigate; to alleviate. --Bacon.
--Dryden.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
lenify
v : cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of;
"She managed to mollify the angry customer" [syn: pacify,
conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify, placate,
gentle, gruntle]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
lenify
vb.
(lb en transitive) To assuage or mitigate; to soften.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
lenify
vb.
(lb en transitive) To assuage or mitigate; to soften.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
lenify
vb.
(lb en transitive) To assuage or mitigate; to soften.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
lenify
vb.
(lb en transitive) To assuage or mitigate; to soften.
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