leni

Dictionary entries

• lenio, lenire, lenivi, lenitus:

  Verb · 4th conjugation · Transitive

  Frequency:

  Frequent

  Dictionary:

  Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)

  = mitigate, moderate; alleviate, allay, assuage, ease, calm, placate, appease;; mollify; explain away, gloss over; beguile, pass pleasantly; abate;

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  sg. pres. act. imp. 2nd
• lenis, lene, lenior -or -us, lenissimus -a -um:

  Adjective · 3rd declension

  Frequency:

  Frequent

  = gentle, kind, light; smooth, mild, easy, calm;

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  abl. sg. (all)

  dat. sg. (all)