lenio

Meaning

  1. (conjugation-4) to soften, soothe
  2. (conjugation-4) to mollify, assuage, appease, pacify

Concepts

make better

conciliate

enmilden

Opposite of
dūrō, obdūrō, sollicitō, excitō, īnstīgō, īnstinguō, efferō, exciō, perpellō, concieō, concitō, impellō, īnflammō, cieō, moveō, ērigō, mōlior, incendō, adhortor
Synonyms

Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈɫeː.ni.oː]
Etymology

From lēnis (“smooth, soft, gentle”).

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