demulce

== English == === Etymology === From Latin dēmulceō (“to soothe”); dē- + mulceō (“to stroke”). === Verb === demulce (third-person singular simple present demulces, present participle demulcing, simple past and past participle demulced) (obsolete, transitive) To soothe, assuage, pacify or soften. === References === “demulce”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == Latin == === Verb === dēmulcē second-person singular present active imperative of dēmulceō