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单词 lenitive
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
len•i•tive  (len′i tiv),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. softening, soothing, or mitigating, as medicines or applications.
  2. mildly laxative.

n. 
  1. a lenitive medicine or application.
  2. a mild laxative.
  3. [Archaic.]anything that softens or soothes.
  • Medieval Latin lēnītīvus. See lenition, -ive
  • 1535–45
len′i•tive•ly, adv. 
len′i•tive•ness, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
lenitive /ˈlɛnɪtɪv/ adj
  1. soothing or alleviating pain or distress
 n
  1. obsolete a lenitive drug
Etymology: 16th Century: from Medieval Latin lēnītīvus, from Latin lēnīre to soothe
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