delenio

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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From dē- +‎ lēniō.

Pronunciation

Verb

dēlēniō (present infinitive dēlēnīre, perfect active dēlēnīvī, supine dēlēnītum); fourth conjugation

  1. to soothe or soften down, mitigate
    Synonyms: lēniō, sōpiō, mītigō, commītigō, levō, ēlevō, allevō, alleviō, mānsuēscō, mānsuētō, molliō
    Antonyms: dūrō, obdūrō
  2. to charm, win, captivate, entice
  3. to corrupt, bribe
    Synonyms: corrumpō, aggredior

Conjugation

References

  • delenio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • delenio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • delenio in Enrico Olivetti, editor (2003-2025), Dizionario Latino, Olivetti Media Communication
  • delenio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to be led astray, corrupted by the allurements of pleasure: voluptatis illecebris deleniri