lenite
verb
le·nite lə-ˈnīt 
lenited; leniting; lenites
transitive verb
: to transform by lenition
intransitive verb
: to undergo lenition
Word History
Etymology
back-formation from lenition
First Known Use
1912, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
- preception
- preceptist
- preceptive
- preceptively
- preceptor
- preceptorial
- preceptorials
- preceptories
- preceptors
- preceptorship
- preceptorships
- preceptory
- running knot
- running light
- running line
- running mallow
- running mate
- running mates
- running myrtle
- running oak
- running off
- running off with
- running on
- running one's mouth
- running ornament