Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lenify

/ˈliːnɪfaɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: leni-fy
IPA: /ˈliːnɪfaɪ/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To assuage or mitigate; to soften (fever/pain/effects etc.).

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"And it is used for squinancies and inflammations in the throat ; whereby it seemeth to have a mollifying and lenifying virtue"
"These first infused, to lenify the pain He tugs with pincers, but he tugs in vain"

Etymology

From Latin lēnis (“soft, mild”) + -ify. Compare French lénifier. See lenition.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: lēnis, lénifier

Usage

Inflected Forms

lenifies (present, singular) lenifying (participle, present) lenified (participle, past) lenified (past)

Synonyms

pacify conciliate assuage appease mollify placate gentle gruntle

Questions

How do you pronounce lenify?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈliːnɪfaɪ/.
What does lenify mean?: To assuage or mitigate; to soften (fever/pain/effects etc.).
Where does lenify come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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