lēniō (imperf. lēnībat, lēnībant, V.; fut. lenibunt, Pr.), īvī, ītus, īre
lenis,
to soften, mollify, moderate, assuage, soothe, calm
: fluvium tumentem, V.: Latrantem stomachum, H.: inopiam
frumenti, S.—Fig.,
to render mild, appease, alleviate, mitigate, calm, pacify
: mihi miseriam, T.: illum iratum: te ipsum dies leniet: tigrīs,
tame
, H.: umbras, O.: seditionem, L.: saepius fatigatus
lenitur, S.: dolentem Solando,
V.