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
- L
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..." - P
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..." - Q
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..."
