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lenify |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Lenify \Len"i*fy\ (l[e^]n"[i^]*f[imac]), v. t. [L. lenis soft, mild + -fy: cf F. l['e]nifier.] To assuage; to soften; to mitigate; to alleviate. --Bacon. --Dryden. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: lenify v : cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of "She managed to mollify her angry boss" [syn: {pacify}, {conciliate}, {assuage}, {appease}, {mollify}, {placate}, {gentle}, {gruntle}]
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