mollio

Meaning

1. (conjugation-4) to soften, make soft, make calm, moderate, mitigate, mollify
2. (conjugation-4, figuratively) to make unmanly or effeminate

Concepts

soften

make pliant

lisse

Opposite of

dūrō, obdūrō

Synonyms

mulceo

Translations

pal·liar

abschwächen

befriedigen

beruhigen

besänftigen

beschönigen

beschwichtigen

dämpfen

erleichtern

lindern

mäßigen

mildern

stillen

bemänteln

mitigar

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈmɔl.li.oː]

Etymology

From mollis (“soft”) + -io (Used to form fourth conjugation verbs).