prae-mollĭo
Meaning
- to soften beforehand
prae-mollĭo, no
I. perf., ītum, 4, v. a., to soften beforehand (post - Aug.).
I. Lit.:
praemollitus sulcus, Quint. 2, 9, 3; Cael. Aur. Tard. 4, 3.—II. Trop., to soften or mollify beforehand, Quint. 4, 3, 10:
judicum mentes, id. 6, 5, 9.