permulceo

== Latin == === Etymology === From per- + mulceō (“stroke”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [pɛrˈmʊɫ.ke.oː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [perˈmul̠ʲ.t͡ʃe.o] === Verb === permulceō (present infinitive permulcēre, perfect active permulsī, supine permulsum or permulctum); second conjugation to touch or rub gently, stroke, caress to soften to charm, please, flatter, delight Synonyms: iuvō, dēlectō, fruor, congrātulor, exhilarō to appease, allay, tame Synonyms: plācō, domō, lēniō, sōpiō, sēdō, dēlēniō, mānsuēscō, mānsuētō, mānsuēfaciō, mītigō, compōnō, restinguō, commītigō, levō, ēlevō, allevō, alleviō, sileō, molliō Antonyms: sollicitō, excitō, īnstīgō, īnstinguō, efferō, exciō, perpellō, concieō, concitō, īnflammō, cieō, incendō ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== permulsiō ==== Related terms ==== commulceō mulceō dēmulceō remulceō === References === “permulceo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “permulceo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “permulceo”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.