remollio
remollio, to make soft again, soften, weaken
rĕ-mollio, no perf., ītum, 4, v. a., to make soft again, to make soft, soften (poet. and in post-Aug. prose).
- I Lit.: terram, Col. 2, 11, 9: grana umore remollita, App. Herb. 3, 9: quare ... Salmacis enervet tactosque remolliat artus, softens, weakens, Ov. M. 4, 286.—
- II Trop.: eo se inhibitum ac remolitum, quo minus, ut destinarat, etc., softened, mollified, Suet. Aug. 79.
re-mollio, īvī, ītum, īre, wieder und wieder weich machen, I) eig.: terram, auflockern, Colum. 2, 11, 9: grana, Ps. Apul. herb. 3, 9. – II) bildl.: a) verweichlichen, artus, Ov. met. 4, 286. – b) erweichen = umstimmen, Suet. Aug. 79, 1.
See: remollire
rĕmollĭō, (15) ītum, īre, tr., ¶ 1 amollir : Col. Rust. 2, 11, 2 ; Ps. Apul. Herb. 3, 9 ¶ 2 [fig.] amollir, énerver : Ov. M. 4, 286 || adoucir, fléchir : Suet. Aug. 79.
- 1. week maken [artūs];
- 2. (metaf.) (Suet.) vermurwen, ompraten.
re-molliō —, —, īre,
- to make soft again, soften, weaken: tactos artūs, O