emolliate
English
Etymology
See emollient.
Verb
emolliate (third-person singular simple present emolliates, present participle emolliating, simple past and past participle emolliated)
- (transitive) To soften (e.g. pain), or to render effeminate.
- 1806, John Pinkerton, Modern Geography: A Description of the Empires, Kingdoms, States, and Colonies, […] :
- Emolliated by four centuries of Roman domination, the Belgic colonies had forgotten their pristine valour.
References
- “emolliate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.