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leniating

leniating is the present participle and gerund of leniate.

Meaning of leniate

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

Questions about leniating

What is leniating the present participle and gerund of?
Leniating is the present participle and gerund of leniate.

Words near leniating in the dictionary

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

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