demulceo
Latin
Etymology
From dē- + mulceō (“stroke”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /deːˈmul.ke.oː/, [d̪eːˈmʊɫ̪keoː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /deˈmul.t͡ʃe.o/, [d̪eˈmul̠ʲt͡ʃeo]
Verb
dēmulceō (present infinitive dēmulcēre, perfect active dēmulsī, supine dēmulctum); second conjugation
- I stroke down (caressingly).
- (figuratively) I soften, soothe, allure.
Conjugation
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References
- “demulceo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “demulceo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- demulceo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.