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permulceo
permulceo
Latin
Verb
permulceō (present infinitive permulcēre, perfect active permulsī, supine permulsum); second conjugation
- I touch or rub gently, stroke, caress.
- I soften.
- I charm, please, flatter, delight.
- I appease, allay, tame.
Inflection
- The fourth principal part may also be permulctum
Derived terms
- permulsiō
Related terms
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
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “permulceo”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.