soften
soften
v. trans.
P. μαλάσσειν.
Knead: P. and V. ὀργάζειν.
Appease: P. and V. πρᾱΰνειν, Ar. and P. πᾰρᾰμῡθεῖσθαι, V. θέλγειν (also Plat. but rare P.), πᾰρηγορεῖν, μαλθάσσειν, Ar. and V. μᾰλάσσειν ; see soothe.
Charm: P. and V. κηλεῖν.
Be softened: use also P. and V. τέγγεσθαι (Plat. but rare P.), V. μαλθᾰκίζεσθαι, πεπανθῆναι (1st aor. pass. of πεπαίνειν).
Mitigate: P. and V. ἐπῐκουφίζειν, ἀ̆παντλεῖν (Plat.), V. ἐξευμᾰρίζειν ; see mitigate.
Soften down, gloss over: Ar. and P. ὑ̆ποκορίζεσθαι; see gloss over.
v. trans.
P. μαλάσσειν.
Knead: P. and V. ὀργάζειν.
Appease: P. and V. πρᾱΰνειν, Ar. and P. πᾰρᾰμῡθεῖσθαι, V. θέλγειν (also Plat. but rare P.), πᾰρηγορεῖν, μαλθάσσειν, Ar. and V. μᾰλάσσειν ; see soothe.
Charm: P. and V. κηλεῖν.
Be softened: use also P. and V. τέγγεσθαι (Plat. but rare P.), V. μαλθᾰκίζεσθαι, πεπανθῆναι (1st aor. pass. of πεπαίνειν).
Mitigate: P. and V. ἐπῐκουφίζειν, ἀ̆παντλεῖν (Plat.), V. ἐξευμᾰρίζειν ; see mitigate.
Soften down, gloss over: Ar. and P. ὑ̆ποκορίζεσθαι; see gloss over.
SOFTEN
PROP. mollire emollire: mitigare (transitively); emolliri: mollescere: emollescere: mitigari (intransitively).
Figuratively mollire emollire commovere animum alicujus; aliquem alicujus animum lenire delenire mitigare (transitively); molliri: leniri (intransitively). To soften down anything in the telling ad aliquem in mollius referre aliquid (Tac. Ann. 14 39).
PROP. mollire emollire: mitigare (transitively); emolliri: mollescere: emollescere: mitigari (intransitively).
Figuratively mollire emollire commovere animum alicujus; aliquem alicujus animum lenire delenire mitigare (transitively); molliri: leniri (intransitively). To soften down anything in the telling ad aliquem in mollius referre aliquid (Tac. Ann. 14 39).
soften:
A. Trans.:
I. Lit.: to make soft:
1. mollio, 4: till fire shall s. iron, dum ferrum molliat ignis, Hor. S. 1, 4, 20: Ov.: Cic.: s.'d (i. e. loosened) lands, agri molliti, Cic. N. D. 2, 52, 130: the heat of the sun s.s the winds, ventos mollit solis vapor, Plin. 2, 47, 47, § 124: s. wild fruits by cultivation (fig.), fructus feros mollite colendo, Virg. G. 2, 36. Comp. ēmollĭo, 4 (like mollio) Liv. Of colour: to s. (= mellow) colours, e. colores, Plin. 35, 17, 57, § 198: cf. temperare colores, id. 2, 18, 16, § 79.
2. mītĭgo, 1: to s. food (by boiling or roasting), m. cibum, Cic. N. D. 2, 60, 151: to s. (= mitigate) the bitterness of fruits, amaritudinem frugum m., Plin. 18, 16, 40, § 141: cf. tempero (in this sense): t. acetum melle, Plin. 14, 17, 21, § 114: t. vinum, id. 29, 3, 11, § 50: see alsoTO MELLOW.
3. lēvĭgo, 1 (to make s. and smooth, of the skin): for s.ing the skin, ad levigandam cutem, Plin. 20, 3, 10, § 20: v.TO SMOOTH .
4. mollio, rĕmitto sonum (of the voice): Cic. In effeminate sense, vocem m.: Quint.: v.TO LOWER (II.), MODULATE .
5. expr. by circuml.: (aliquid) lĕvius, mītius reddere, facere.
II. Fig.: to make less harsh, violent:
1. lēnio, 4: lĕvo, 1 (of pain, care, toil): v.TO EASE , ALLEVIATE , ASSUAGE , MITIGATE . Phr.: to s. the sadness of the matter by gentle telling, lenitate verbi rei tristitiam mitigare, Cic. Off. 1, 12, 37: to s. somewhat the roughness of the speech, ex asperitate orationis aliquid lenire, Liv.: to s. the condition of slaves, servitutem lenem reddere, Pl. Capt. 2, 1, 5: to s. laws and to increase their rigour, mitigare leges et intendere, Plin. Ep. 4, 9, post med.: cf. legis acerbitatem m., Cic.: duritiam legum moderari, Suet. Claud. 14.
2. mollio, 4: plāco, 1: mulceo, 2 (of anger): v.TO APPEASE , MOLLIFY .
3. ēmollio, 4 (to civilize): to s. manners, mores e., Ov. Pont. 2, 9, 48: Tac.: v.TO CIVILIZE .
4. lēnio, 4 (to palliate): to s. the heinousness of the deed, atrocitatem facti l., Sall. Jug. 27. (Steph. Thesaur. quotes in this sense, facinus levare alicujus, Liv. 4): v.TO PALLIATE .
III. To make less hardy, enervate, ēmollio, 4: ēnervo, 1: v.TO ENERVATE .
B. Intrans.:
I. Lit.: to become less hardor harsh:
1. mollesco, 3: the steers' necks s. (from not wearing the yoke), mollescunt colla juvencis, Cat. 62 (64), 38. So comp. rĕmollesco: wax s.s in the sun, sole cera remollescit, Ov. Met. 10, 285.
2. mītesco, 3 (of fruits): grapes s. by sun, uvae a sole mitescunt, Col. 3, 1, ad init.: Cic. Oecon. in Gell. 15, 5, extr.: v.TO MELLOW (II.), RIPEN . Also of wind, weather, etc., mitesco: the spring breeze s.s not, non verni temporis aura m., Petr.: the cold s.s, frigora m., Hor. Od. 4, 7, 9: the air s.'d, coelum m., Poët. Cic. Tusc. 1, 28, 69.
3. tĕnĕrasco (to grow tender. weakly): Lucr. 3, 766.
4. tĕnĕresco, 3: Plin.: Cels.
II. Fig.: to become less harshor rude:
1. mansuesco, suēvi, suētum, 3 (to s. to entreaty): hearts that know not how to s. to prayer, corda nescia mansuescere precibus, Virg. G. 4, 470: cf. precibus remollescere, Ov. Met. 1, 377.
2. mollesco, 3 (to become civilised): under the influence of noble arts souls s., artibus ingenuis pectora mollescunt, Ov. Pont. 1, 6, 8: cf. Lucr. 5, 1012.
3. mītesco, 3: no one is such a savage as not to admit of s.ing, nemo adeo ferus est ut non mitescere possit, Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 39.
A. Trans.:
I. Lit.: to make soft:
1. mollio, 4: till fire shall s. iron, dum ferrum molliat ignis, Hor. S. 1, 4, 20: Ov.: Cic.: s.'d (
2. mītĭgo, 1: to s. food (by boiling or roasting), m. cibum, Cic. N. D. 2, 60, 151: to s. (= mitigate) the bitterness of fruits, amaritudinem frugum m., Plin. 18, 16, 40, § 141: cf. tempero (in this sense): t. acetum melle, Plin. 14, 17, 21, § 114: t. vinum, id. 29, 3, 11, § 50: see also
3. lēvĭgo, 1 (to make s. and smooth, of the skin): for s.ing the skin, ad levigandam cutem, Plin. 20, 3, 10, § 20: v.
4. mollio, rĕmitto sonum (of the voice): Cic. In effeminate sense, vocem m.: Quint.: v.
5. expr. by circuml.: (aliquid) lĕvius, mītius reddere, facere.
II. Fig.: to make less harsh, violent:
1. lēnio, 4: lĕvo, 1 (of pain, care, toil): v.
2. mollio, 4: plāco, 1: mulceo, 2 (of anger): v.
3. ēmollio, 4 (to civilize): to s. manners, mores e., Ov. Pont. 2, 9, 48: Tac.: v.
4. lēnio, 4 (to palliate): to s. the heinousness of the deed, atrocitatem facti l., Sall. Jug. 27. (Steph. Thesaur. quotes in this sense, facinus levare alicujus, Liv. 4): v.
III. To make less hardy, enervate, ēmollio, 4: ēnervo, 1: v.
B. Intrans.:
I. Lit.: to become less hard
1. mollesco, 3: the steers' necks s. (from not wearing the yoke), mollescunt colla juvencis, Cat. 62 (64), 38. So comp. rĕmollesco: wax s.s in the sun, sole cera remollescit, Ov. Met. 10, 285.
2. mītesco, 3 (of fruits): grapes s. by sun, uvae a sole mitescunt, Col. 3, 1, ad init.: Cic. Oecon. in Gell. 15, 5, extr.: v.
3. tĕnĕrasco (to grow tender. weakly): Lucr. 3, 766.
4. tĕnĕresco, 3: Plin.: Cels.
II. Fig.: to become less harsh
1. mansuesco, suēvi, suētum, 3 (to s. to entreaty): hearts that know not how to s. to prayer, corda nescia mansuescere precibus, Virg. G. 4, 470: cf. precibus remollescere, Ov. Met. 1, 377.
2. mollesco, 3 (to become civilised): under the influence of noble arts souls s., artibus ingenuis pectora mollescunt, Ov. Pont. 1, 6, 8: cf. Lucr. 5, 1012.
3. mītesco, 3: no one is such a savage as not to admit of s.ing, nemo adeo ferus est ut non mitescere possit, Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 39.
appearing fewer than 50 times
δέφωto soften; (mid.) to masturbate
διαμωλύω
soften, mollify
καθημερόω
soften, tranquillize
καταπραΰνω
to soften, appease
μαλαγματίζω
soften
μαλακύνω
soften, mid. to flag
μαλθάζω
soften
μαλθάσσω
to soften, soothe
προαναμαλάσσω
soften, relax beforehand
ἀμαλδύνω
to soften
ἁπαλύνω
to soften
ἐκθηλύνω
soften, weaken
ἐκμειλίσσω
soften
ὀργάζω
to soften, knead, temper
mollio
to make soft, make supple, soften
lenio
to soften, mollify, moderate, assuage, soothe, calm
mitigo
to soften, make tender, ripen, mellow, tame
macero
to make soft, make tender, soften, soak, steep, macerate
emollio
to make soft, soften
to soothe, soften, charm, captivate, entice, cajole, fascinate
lentesco
to become viscous, grow sticky, soften
mollesco
to become soft, soften
remollio
to make soft again, soften, weaken
to make soft, make supple, soften
lenio
to soften, mollify, moderate, assuage, soothe, calm
mitigo
to soften, make tender, ripen, mellow, tame
macero
to make soft, make tender, soften, soak, steep, macerate
emollio
to make soft, soften
appearing fewer than 50 times
delenioto soothe, soften, charm, captivate, entice, cajole, fascinate
lentesco
to become viscous, grow sticky, soften
mollesco
to become soft, soften
remollio
to make soft again, soften, weaken