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lēnōcĭnor , ātus, 1, v. dep. 1. leno; lit., to pander; hence, transf..
I. To flatter, entice, allure, wheedle, cajole (syn.: “blandior, adulor): tibi serviet, tibi lenocinabitur,” Cic. Div. in Caecil. 15, 48: “gloriae alicujus,” Sen. Contr. 1: “alicui captatione testamenti,” Plin. 20, 14, 57, § 160.—
II. To forward, serve, promote, advance (post-Aug.): “ut libro isti novitas lenocinetur,” Plin. Ep. 2, 19, 7: “anceps hic et lubricus locus est, etiam cum illi necessitas lenocinatur,” id. ib. 1, 8, 6: “quo vitio mancipiorum negotiatores formae puerorum lenocinantur,” Quint. 5, 12, 17: “Harii insitae feritati arte ac tempore lenocinantur,” i. e. increase, add to, Tac. G. 43 fin.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (6):
    • Cicero, Divinatio against Q. Caecilius, 15.48
    • Tacitus, Germania, 43
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 1.8
    • Pliny the Younger, Epistulae, 2.19.7
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 5, 12.17
    • Seneca the Elder, Controversiae, 1
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