lenify
/ˈliːnɪfaɪ/
lenify verb: to assuage or mitigate; to soften (fever/pain/effects etc.).
Verb
lenify (third-person singular simple present lenifies, present participle lenifying, simple past and past participle lenified)
- To assuage or mitigate; to soften (fever/pain/effects etc.).
- And it is used for squinancies and inflammations in the throat ; whereby it seemeth to have a mollifying and lenifying virtue1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “(please specify the page, or |century=I to X)”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted...
- These first infused, to lenify the pain
He tugs with pincers, but he tugs in vain1697, Virgil, “The Twelfth Book of the Æneis”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC
Forms of lenify
| third-person singular present | lenifies |
|---|---|
| present participle | lenifying |
| past participle | lenified |
| past | lenified |
Origin of lenify
From Latin lēnis (“soft, mild”) + -ify. Compare French lénifier. See lenition.
Questions about lenify
- What does lenify mean?
- Lenify means to assuage or mitigate; to soften (fever/pain/effects etc.).
- What part of speech is lenify?
- Lenify is a verb.
- How do you pronounce lenify?
- Lenify is pronounced /ˈliːnɪfaɪ/.
- What is the past tense of lenify?
- The past tense of lenify is lenified.
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