leniet
Dictionary entries
- Entry →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;
sg. fut. act. ind. 3rd - Entry →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);
sg. fut. act. ind. 3rd
Examples
de Constantia
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from DIALOGI
"...illum, quisquis erit, tamquam canem acrem obiecto cibo leniet nec indignabitur aliquid inpendere ut limen transeat, cogitans..."Ars Amatoria II
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Ars Amatoria
"...Quod male fers, adsuesce, feres bene; multa vetustus Leniet, incipiens omnia sentit amor. Dum novus in viridi coalescit..."Sermones II
Quintus Horatius Flaccus (Horace) from Sermones
"...hiemat mare: cum sale panis latrantem stomachum bene leniet. unde putas aut qui partum? non in caro nidore..."
