lenify means to assuage or mitigate; to soften (fever/pain/effects etc.). Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 73 out of 100.
lenify is pronounced /ˈliːnɪfaɪ/.
Why “lenify” is a great word
To assuage or mitigate; to soften pain, fever, or harsh effects. From Latin lēnis ("soft, mild") + the English verbal suffix -ify ("to make"). Unlike "exacerbate," which deliberately sharpens a wound, or "aggravate," which stirs the sediment of irritation, "lenify" is the patient hand applied to a fevered brow, the cooling compress on a sprain, or the quiet word that stills a rising argument—an active, gentle resistance against the world's inevitable abrasions.
Etymology
From Latin lēnis (“soft, mild”) + -ify. Compare French lénifier. See lenition.
verb
- To assuage or mitigate; to soften (fever/pain/effects etc.).“And it is used for squinancies and inflammations in the throat ; whereby it seemeth to have a mollifying and lenifying virtue”
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