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leniate

leniate verb: to soothe.

Verb

leniate (third-person singular simple present leniates, present participle leniating, simple past and past participle leniated)

  1. (obsolete) To soothe.
    • Sometimes an offender is beheaded, sometimes thrown off a rock; […] yet, in these cases, as the Emperor's fury is leniated, they many times escape; but, when the Mutes come in place, all are displaced, against whom their commission is enlarged.1642, anonymous author, “The Strangling and Death of the Great Turk, and his two Sons”, in The Harleian Miscellany, volume 4, published 1745, page 32
    • […] ſuch vehehement [sic] vexations and torments in Colicall dolours, which might be leniated by ſeverall Medicaments […]1657, Richard Tomlinson (translator), A Medicinal Dispensatory: Containing the whole Body of Phyſick : Discovering the Natures, Properties, and Vertues of Vegetables, Minerals, & Animals: The manner...

Forms of leniate

third-person singular presentleniates
present participleleniating
past participleleniated
pastleniated

Origin of leniate

From Latin lēniō — to soften, to soothe.

Questions about leniate

What does leniate mean?
Leniate means to soothe.
What part of speech is leniate?
Leniate is a verb.
What is the past tense of leniate?
The past tense of leniate is leniated.

Words near leniate in the dictionary

  1. Lenharts
  2. Lenhoff
  3. Leni Lenape
  4. Leni-Lanape
  5. Leni-Lenape
  6. leniate
  7. leniated
  8. leniates
  9. leniating
  10. lenience
  11. leniences

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