lēniō — meaning in English

English meaning

• alleviate verb To make pain, suffering, or a problem less severe.
• assuage verb To make an unpleasant feeling, such as fear, guilt, or grief, less intense.
• mollify verb To ease a burden, particularly to ease a worry; make less painful; to comfort.
• soothe verb To calm someone down or make a painful or unpleasant feeling less intense.

Senses

lēniō is used for these senses in English:

• alleviate (transitive) To reduce or lessen the severity of a pain or difficulty.
• assuage (transitive) To lessen the intensity of, to mitigate or relieve (hunger, emotion, pain, etc.).
• mollify To ease a burden, particularly to ease a worry; make less painful; to comfort.

assuage — full definition

1. verb To make an unpleasant feeling, such as fear, guilt, or grief, less intense.
2. verb To satisfy a need or appetite, such as hunger or thirst.

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