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for lenify
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Lenify \Len"i*fy\ (l[e^]n"[i^]*f[imac]), v. t. [L. lenis soft,
mild + -fy: cf. F. l['e]nifier.]
To assuage; to soften; to mitigate; to alleviate. --Bacon.
--Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
lenify
v 1: cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of;
"She managed to mollify the angry customer" [syn: pacify,
lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify,
placate, gentle, gruntle]
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