Lenify

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lenify \Len"i*fy\ (l[e^]n"[i^]*f[imac]), v. t. [L. lenis soft,
     mild + -fy: cf. F. l['e]nifier.]
     To assuage; to soften; to mitigate; to alleviate. --Bacon.
     --Dryden.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  lenify
       v : cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of;
           "She managed to mollify the angry customer" [syn: {pacify},
            {conciliate}, {assuage}, {appease}, {mollify}, {placate},
            {gentle}, {gruntle}]