lenify

These, by their sweetness, allay the sharpness of rheums, and lenify their acrimony.

A Treatise on Foreign Teas Abstracted From An Ingenious Work, Lately Published, Entitled An Essay On the Nerves Hugh Smith

As in the sacrifice of jealousy, God would have no oil or frankincense put into it, so, in hell, there is no oil of mercy to lenify the sufferings of the damned, no incense of prayer to appease his wrath.

The Lord's Prayer 1692

(_To the_ 2ND PHYSICIAN) Come, let us begin the cure; and, through the exhilarating sweetness of harmony, let us dulcify, lenify, and pacify the acrimony of his spirits, which, I see, are ready to be inflamed.

Monsieur De Pourceaugnac 1622-1673 Moli��re 1647

- calm (someone, especially oneself); make quiet; "She had to compose herself before she could reply to this terrible insult" lenify, mollify, pacify, placate - cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer" calma; (in fighting, bombardment) → pausa f during a lull in the conversation accalmie f after a lull of several weeks → endormir qn

Word of the Day 2010

In hell there is no oil of mercy to lenify the sufferings of the damned, nor incense of prayer to appease God’s wrath.

The Lord's Prayer 1692

"Item, on the 28th, a dose of clarified and edulcorated whey, to soften, lenify, temper, and refresh the blood of

Le Malade Imaginaire. English 1622-1673 Moli��re 1647