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Meaning of LENIFY

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [v]  cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify her angry boss"
 
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 Synonyms: appease, assuage, conciliate, gentle, gruntle, mollify, pacify, placate
 
 See Also: calm, calm down, lull, quiet, quieten, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Len"i*fy\ (l[e^]n"[i^]*f[imac]), v. t. [L. lenis soft,
mild + -fy: cf. F. l['e]nifier.]
To assuage; to soften; to mitigate; to alleviate. --Bacon.
--Dryden.
 
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