demulceo

== Latin == === Etymology === From dē- + mulceō (“stroke”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [deːˈmʊɫ.ke.oː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [deˈmul̠ʲ.t͡ʃe.o] === Verb === dēmulceō (present infinitive dēmulcēre, perfect active dēmulsī, supine dēmulctum); second conjugation to stroke down (caressingly) (figuratively) to soften, soothe, allure ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== commulceō mulceō permulceō remulceō === References === “demulceo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “demulceo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “demulceo”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.