demulceo

dē-mulcĕo, lsi, mulctum, 2, v. a., to stroke down, to stroke caressingly (rare).

• I Prop.: caput tibi, Ter. Heaut. 762: dorsum, Liv. 9, 16 fin.: aures, Lact. de Ira, 7, 9: crura, Gell. 5, 14, 12.—
• II Trop., to soften, allure: aures omnium mentesque demulsit, Gell. 16, 19, 6; cf.: ita motus et demulctus et captus est, ut, etc., id. 3, 13 fin.: eum, id. 18, 2, 1.

dē-mulceo, mulsi, mulsum u. mulctum, ēre, von oben bis unten streicheln, bes. liebkosend, alci caput, Ter. heaut. 762: dorsum (equis, den Pf.), Liv. 9, 16, 16: aures (sich selbst), Lact. de ira 7, 9: linguā leniter crura alcis et manus, belecken (v. einem Löwen), Gell. 5, 14, 12. – übtr., liebkosen, liebkosend schmeicheln, animum paulum, Gell. 18, 2, 1: atque ita motus et demulctus et captus est, ut etc., Gell. 3, 13, 5 (Herz² liest demultus).

See: demulcere

dēmulcĕō, (16) lsī, lctum, ēre, tr., caresser [en passant doucement la main sur] : Ter. Haut. 762 ; Liv. 9, 16, 16 ; [avec la langue] Gell. 5, 14, 12 || [fig.] charmer : Gell. 3, 13, 5 ; 16, 19, 6 ; 18, 2, 1.

demulceo , es, lsi, lsum et lctum, ere. 2.
輕摩。手撫。— caput 輕摩頭。

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dē-mulceō —, —, ēre,

• to stroke down, stroke caressingly: tibi caput, T.: dorsum, L.