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lenify
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb lenify has 1 sense
- lenify(v = verb.emotion) appease, assuage, conciliate, gentle, gruntle, mollify, pacify, placate - cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer" is one way to calm, calm down, lull, quiet, quieten, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize
Sample sentences:
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CIDE DICTIONARY
lenify, v. t. [L. lenis soft, mild + -fy: cf. F. lénifier.].
To assuage; to soften; to mitigate; to alleviate. Bacon. Dryden. [1913 Webster]
ROGET THESAURUS
lenify
Moderation
VB be moderate, keep within bounds, keep within compass, sober down, settle down, keep the peace, remit, relent, take in sail, moderate, soften, mitigate, temper, accoy, attemper, contemper, mollify, lenify, dulcify, dull, take off the edge, blunt, obtund, sheathe, subdue, chasten, sober down, tone down, smooth down, weaken, lessen, check palliate, tranquilize, pacify, assuage, appease, swag, lull, soothe, compose, still, calm, calm down, cool, quiet, hush, quell, sober, pacify, tame, damp, lay, allay, rebate, slacken, smooth, alleviate, rock to sleep, deaden, smooth, throw cold water on, throw a wet blanket over, turn off, slake, curb, tame, smooth over, pour oil on the waves, pour oil on the troubled waters, pour balm into, mattre de l'eau dans son vin, go out like a lamb, roar you as gently as any sucking dove.
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