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emolliating

emolliating is the present participle and gerund of emolliate.

Meaning of emolliate

Verb

emolliate (third-person singular simple present emolliates, present participle emolliating, simple past and past participle emolliated)

  1. (transitive) To soften (e.g. pain), or to render effeminate.
    • Emolliated by four centuries of Roman domination, the Belgic colonies had forgotten their pristine valour.1806, John Pinkerton, Modern Geography: A Description of the Empires, Kingdoms, States, and Colonies, […]

Questions about emolliating

What is emolliating the present participle and gerund of?
Emolliating is the present participle and gerund of emolliate.

Words near emolliating in the dictionary

  1. emokid
  2. emollescence
  3. emolliate
  4. emolliated
  5. emolliates
  6. emolliating
  7. emollience
  8. emolliences
  9. emollient
  10. emolliently
  11. emollients

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