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Latin
Etymology
From dē- + lēniō.
Pronunciation
Verb
dēlēniō (present infinitive dēlēnīre, perfect active dēlēnīvī, supine dēlēnītum); fourth conjugation
- to soothe or soften down, mitigate
- Synonyms: lēniō, sōpiō, mītigō, commītigō, levō, ēlevō, allevō, alleviō, mānsuēscō, mānsuētō, molliō
- Antonyms: dūrō, obdūrō
- to charm, win, captivate, entice
- 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 (2003-2024), 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