English → Latin
“lenify” in Latin
lēniōto soften, soothe; to mollify, assuage, appease, pacifymītigōto make soft, ripe, or tender; to mitigate, make mild, tame, pacifymolliōto soften, make soft, make calm, moderate, mitigate, mollify; to make unmanly or effeminatelevōto raise, elevate, lift up; to make light, lighten; to relieve, ease, comfort
The English word lenify itself goes back to Latin lēnis.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
lenify
lenire, mitigare, mitiorem facere (to assuage); mollire, molliorem facere (to soften); levare, (to lighten).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for lenify?
- The usual Latin words for “lenify” are lēniō, mītigō, molliō; also levō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.