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μαλάσσω

μαλάσσω, to make soft

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μαλάσσουσʼ present active participle feminine nominative plural, present active participle feminine vocative plural, present active participle feminine nominative singular, present active participle feminine vocative singular, present active participle masculine dative plural, present active participle neuter dative plural, present active indicative 3rd plural of μαλάσσω

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μᾰλάσσω, Att. μᾰλάττω, fut. -ξω E. Or. 1201: (μαλακός):—
  • make soft,
    • I of dressing leather, make it supple, Luc. Anach. 24; μ. δέρμα Hp. Aph. 5.22, of the human skin:—hence, with reference to Cleonʼs trade of tanner, μ. τινά give one a hiding, Ar. Eq. 388: metaph., ἐν παγκρατίου στόλῳ μαλαχθείς worsted in it, Pi. N. 3.16; χηλῇ μαλαχθείς crushed by the hoof, of a toad, Babr. 28.6.
      • 2 soften metal or other materials for working, ὥσπερ σίδηρον μ. Pl. R. 411b:—Pass., Arist. Mete. 383a31.
      • 3 calm, μαλάξοντες βιατὰν πόντον, of the Dioscuri, Lyr.Adesp. 133.
    • II metaph., soften, appease, σπλάγχνον, ὀργάς, E. Or. 1201, Alc. 771; χρόνος μαλάξει σε will relieve thee, ib. 381, cf. 1085; [θωπεῖαι] τοὺς θυμοὺς μαλάττουσαι ποιοῦσιν κηρίνους interpol. in Pl. Lg. 633d; μ. τὸ τῆς φύσεως σκληρόν Plb. 4.21.3; μ. τὰ ἤθη Plu. Symp. 2.156d:— Pass., to be softened, relent, πρὸς θεῶν, μαλάσσου S. Aj. 594; τί κακόν ποτʼ ἔσθʼ ὅτῳ μαλάττομαι; Ar. V. 973; τῶν ψυχῶν -ομένων (by music) Phld. Mus. p.33 K.; μ. νόσου to be relieved from disease, S. Ph. 1334; of fever, remit, Hp. Epid. 3.17.Ϛʹ, cf. Coac. 380; τὰ πολλὰ τῶν δεινῶν ἡμέρας μαλάσσεται S. Fr. 65.

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