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1. (adj.) lenitive
softening, soothing, or mitigating, as medicines or applications.
2. lenitive
mildly laxative.
3. (n.) lenitive
a lenitive medicine or application.
Etymology: (1535–45; < ML lēnītīvus= L
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) lenitive
remedy that eases pain and discomfort
2. (adj) alleviative, alleviatory, lenitive, mitigative, mitigatory, palliative
moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) lenitive
having the quality of softening or mitigating, as pain or acrimony; assuasive; emollient
2. (noun) lenitive
a medicine or application that has the quality of easing pain or protecting from the action of irritants
3. (noun) lenitive
a mild purgative; a laxative
4. (noun) lenitive
that which softens or mitigates; that which tends to allay passion, excitement, or pain; a palliative
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