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源自拉丁語 lēniō (使變柔軟;使緩和)

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leniate (第三人稱單數簡單現在時 leniates,現在分詞 leniating,一般過去時及過去分詞 leniated)

  1. (棄用) 使緩和,使減輕
    • 1642, anonymous author, “The Strangling and Death of the Great Turk, and his two Sons”, 出自 The Harleian Miscellany, 第 4 卷, 出版於 1745,第 32 頁:
      Sometimes an offender is beheaded, sometimes thrown off a rock; [] yet, in these cases, as the Emperor's fury is leniated, they many times escape; but, when the Mutes come in place, all are displaced, against whom their commission is enlarged.
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    • 1657, Richard Tomlinson (translator), A Medicinal Dispensatory: Containing the whole Body of Phyſick : Discovering the Natures, Properties, and Vertues of Vegetables, Minerals, & Animals: The manner of Compounding Medicaments, and the way to adminiſter them, page 113 (originally published in French as "Dispensatorivm Medicvm " by Jean de Renou, 1609)
      [] ſuch vehehement [sic] vexations and torments in Colicall dolours, which might be leniated by ſeverall Medicaments []
    • 1792, D[avid] Lloyd, The Voyage of Life: A Poem,第 169 頁:
      The conſciouſneſs of ſelf-ſecurity
      Prevails o'er every feeling in the breaſt,
      And leniates all our grief. []
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leniate

  1. lenire第二人稱複數現在時虛擬式

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