molliō (mollībat for molliēbat, O.), īvī, ītus, īre
mollis,
to make soft, make supple, soften
: umor mollitur tepefactus: lanam trahendo,
by spinning
, O.: artūs oleo,
L.: dum ferrum molliat ignis, H.:
glaebas, O.: agri
molliti.—Fig.,
to pacify, conciliate, moderate
: hominem his verbis sentio mollirier,
T.: lacrimae meorum me molliunt,
overcome me. —To soften, moderate, mitigate, tame, restrain, check,
ease, lighten
: Hannibalem patientiā suā:
iras, L.: poenam, O.:
clivum,
make the ascent easier
, Cs.: verba usu: fructūs feros
colendo,
render milder
, V.—
To soften, render effeminate, make unmanly
: legionem: membra, O.