leniebat

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. imperf. act. ind. 3rd
• lenio, lenire, lenivi(ii), lenitus:

  Verb · Transitive

  Frequency:

  Lesser

  Dictionary:

  Whitaker

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

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  sg. imperf. act. ind. 3rd