LENIFY

pacify, lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gentle, gruntle

(verb) cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; “She managed to mollify the angry customer”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

lenify (third-person singular simple present lenifies, present participle lenifying, simple past and past participle lenified)

(transitive) To assuage or mitigate; to soften.

Anagrams

• Finley, finely

Source: Wiktionary


Len"i*fy, v. t. Etym: [L. lenis soft, mild + -fy: cf. F.lénifier.]

Definition: To assuage; to soften; to Bacon. Dryden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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