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leni·fy

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. pacify, lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gentle, gruntleverb

    cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of

    "She managed to mollify the angry customer"

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To Lenifyverb

    To assuage; to mitigate.

    Etymology: lenifier, old French; lenio, Latin.

    It is used for squinancies and inflammations in the throat, whereby it seemeth to have a mollifying and lenifying virtue. Francis Bacon, Natural History, №. 554.

    All soft’ning simples, known of sov’reign use,
    He presses out, and pours their noble juice;
    These first infus’d, to lenify the pain,
    He tugs with pincers, but he tugs in vain. Dryden.

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    There seems to be a confusion here as "lenify" is not a recognized term in English language. The closest term is "lenient" which refers to being tolerant, merciful, or not harsh. If you meant another term, please provide more context.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Lenifyverb

    to assuage; to soften; to mitigate; to alleviate

  2. Etymology: [L. lenis soft, mild + -fy: cf. F. lnifier.]

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of lenify in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of lenify in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8


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