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lenify

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6 lettersPronunciation /ˈliːnɪfaɪ/Part of speech verbSorted efilnyStarts with LEnds with Y0 clues
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Definitions

  1. cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of

Word origin

From Latin lēnis (“soft, mild”) + -ify. Compare French lénifier. See lenition.

Used in a sentence

  • And it is used for squinancies and inflammations in the throat ; whereby it seemeth to have a mollifying and lenifying virtue
  • These first infused, to lenify the pain He tugs with pincers, but he tugs in vain

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