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rĕ-mollesco , ĕre,
I.v. inch. n., to become soft again, to become or grow soft (class.).
I. Lit.: “ut Hymettia sole Cera remollescit,” softens, Ov. M. 10, 285: “sole remollescit quae frigore constitit unda,” i. e. melts, id. ib. 9, 661.—
II. Trop.: quod ea re (vino) ad laborem ferendum remollescere homines atque effeminari arbitrantur, to be enervated, * Caes. B. G. 4, 2 fin.: “si precibus numina justis Victa remollescunt,” are softened, touched, Ov. M. 1, 378.
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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    • Caesar, Gallic War, 4.2
    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 9.661
    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 10.285
    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 1.378
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