emolliate

English

Etymology

See emollient.

Verb

emolliate (third-person singular simple present emolliates, present participle emolliating, simple past and past participle emolliated)

  1. (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.

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