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mansuefacio

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Latin

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Etymology

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From mānsuē(scō) (to tame) +‎ faciō (to make, -ify).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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mānsuēfaciō (present infinitive mānsuēfacere, perfect active mānsuēfēcī, supine mānsuēfactum); third (-iō variant) conjugation, suppletive

  1. (transitive) to tame
    Synonyms: plācō, domō, lēniō, sōpiō, sēdō, dēlēniō, mānsuēscō, mānsuētō, permulceō, mītigō, compōnō, restinguō, commītigō, levō, ēlevō, allevō, alleviō, sileō, molliō
    Antonyms: sollicitō, excitō, īnstīgō, īnstinguō, efferō, exciō, perpellō, concieō, concitō, īnflammō, cieō, incendō
    mānsuēfierīto grow tame
  2. (transitive) to make gentle, soften, civilize, pacify

Conjugation

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References

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  • mansuefacio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • mansuefacio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • mansuefacio”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.