lenitivus

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iv                   SUFFIX                             
-ive, -ed; having the passive tendency; having been ...-ed;
lenitiv.us           ADJ    1 1 NOM S M POS             
lenio, lenire, lenivi, lenitus  V (4th) TRANS   [XXXBO]  
mitigate, moderate; alleviate, allay, assuage, ease, calm, placate, appease;
mollify; explain away, gloss over; beguile, pass pleasantly; abate;
lenio, lenire, lenivi(ii), lenitus  V TRANS   [XXXDW]    lesser
mitigate, moderate; alleviate, allay, assuage, ease, calm, placate, appease;
mollify; explain away, gloss over; beguile, pass pleasantly; abate; (Kludge);