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|lshtext=<b>mollĭo</b>: īvi and ii, ītum, 4 (mollibat for molliebat, Att. ap. Non. 347, 16; Ov. M. 6, 21:<br /><b>I</b> mollirier for molliri, Ter. Phorm. 4, 3, 27), v. a. [[mollis]], to [[make]] [[soft]], [[pliant]], [[flexible]], or [[supple]], to [[soften]] ([[class]].).<br /><b>I</b> Lit.: frigoribus durescit [[umor]], et [[idem]] [[vicissim]] mollitur tepefactus, Cic. N. D. 2, 10, 26: lanam trahendo, by [[spinning]], Ov. M. 2, 411: [[artus]] [[oleo]], Liv. 21, 55: dum [[ferrum]] molliat [[ignis]], Hor. S. 1, 4, 20: ceram, Ov. M. 8, 198: semina, id. ib. 7, 123: humum foliis, id. ib. 4, 741: glebas, id. ib. 6, 220: ventrem, to [[relax]], [[purge]] [[moderately]], Plin. 20, 5, 20, § 43: duritias, id. 28, 17, 70, § 34: agri molliti, [[softened]], loosened, Cic. N. D. 2, 50, 130.—<br /><b>II</b> Trop.<br /> <b>A</b> To [[soften]], [[moderate]], [[mitigate]]; to [[tame]], [[restrain]], [[check]]; to [[render]] easier, lighter, pleasanter, or [[less]] [[disagreeable]]: Hannibalem juveniliter exsultantem patientiā suā molliebat, Cic. Sen. 4, 10: quā [[mons]] mollibat [[mare]], broke the [[violence]] of the [[sea]], Att. ap. Non. 347, 16: iras, Liv. 1, 9: impetum, id. 3, 35: indocili [[numero]] cum [[grave]] mollit [[opus]], Ov. Tr. 4, 1, 6: poenam, id. ib. 3, 5, 53: clivum, to [[make]] the [[ascent]] of a [[hill]] easier, Caes. B. G. 7, 46: clivos, Liv. 21, 37, 3: verba usu, Cic. N. D. 1, 34, 95: translationem, id. de Or. 3, 41, 165: [[fructus]] feros colendo, to [[render]] milder, Verg. G. 2, 36: [[caelum]], Plin. 2, 47, 47, § 124: lacrimae meorum me [[interdum]] molliunt, [[overcome]] me, Cic. Att. 10, 9, 2: Deus mollivit cor [[meum]], [[softened]], Vulg. Job, 23, 16.—<br /> <b>B</b> To [[soften]], [[render]] [[effeminate]] or [[unmanly]]: legionem, Cic. Phil. 12, 3, 8: animos, id. Tusc. 2, 11, 27: vocem, to [[make]] [[soft]] or [[womanish]], Quint. 11, 3, 24: puerum, to [[unman]], Stat. S. 3, 4, 68. | |lshtext=<b>mollĭo</b>: īvi and ii, ītum, 4 (mollibat for molliebat, Att. ap. Non. 347, 16; Ov. M. 6, 21:<br /><b>I</b> mollirier for molliri, Ter. Phorm. 4, 3, 27), v. a. [[mollis]], to [[make]] [[soft]], [[pliant]], [[flexible]], or [[supple]], to [[soften]] ([[class]].).<br /><b>I</b> Lit.: frigoribus durescit [[umor]], et [[idem]] [[vicissim]] mollitur tepefactus, Cic. N. D. 2, 10, 26: lanam trahendo, by [[spinning]], Ov. M. 2, 411: [[artus]] [[oleo]], Liv. 21, 55: dum [[ferrum]] molliat [[ignis]], Hor. S. 1, 4, 20: ceram, Ov. M. 8, 198: semina, id. ib. 7, 123: humum foliis, id. ib. 4, 741: glebas, id. ib. 6, 220: ventrem, to [[relax]], [[purge]] [[moderately]], Plin. 20, 5, 20, § 43: duritias, id. 28, 17, 70, § 34: agri molliti, [[softened]], loosened, Cic. N. D. 2, 50, 130.—<br /><b>II</b> Trop.<br /> <b>A</b> To [[soften]], [[moderate]], [[mitigate]]; to [[tame]], [[restrain]], [[check]]; to [[render]] easier, lighter, pleasanter, or [[less]] [[disagreeable]]: Hannibalem juveniliter exsultantem patientiā suā molliebat, Cic. Sen. 4, 10: quā [[mons]] mollibat [[mare]], broke the [[violence]] of the [[sea]], Att. ap. Non. 347, 16: iras, Liv. 1, 9: impetum, id. 3, 35: indocili [[numero]] cum [[grave]] mollit [[opus]], Ov. Tr. 4, 1, 6: poenam, id. ib. 3, 5, 53: clivum, to [[make]] the [[ascent]] of a [[hill]] easier, Caes. B. G. 7, 46: clivos, Liv. 21, 37, 3: verba usu, Cic. N. D. 1, 34, 95: translationem, id. de Or. 3, 41, 165: [[fructus]] feros colendo, to [[render]] milder, Verg. G. 2, 36: [[caelum]], Plin. 2, 47, 47, § 124: lacrimae meorum me [[interdum]] molliunt, [[overcome]] me, Cic. Att. 10, 9, 2: Deus mollivit cor [[meum]], [[softened]], Vulg. Job, 23, 16.—<br /> <b>B</b> To [[soften]], [[render]] [[effeminate]] or [[unmanly]]: legionem, Cic. Phil. 12, 3, 8: animos, id. Tusc. 2, 11, 27: vocem, to [[make]] [[soft]] or [[womanish]], Quint. 11, 3, 24: puerum, to [[unman]], Stat. S. 3, 4, 68. | ||
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|gf=<b>mollĭō</b>,¹⁰ īvī ou ĭī, ītum, īre ([[mollis]]), tr.,<br /><b>1</b> rendre souple, flexible, assouplir, amollir, [[artus]] [[oleo]] Liv. 21, 55, 1, assouplir les membres en les frottant d’huile ; frigoribus durescit [[umor]] et mollitur tepefactus Cic. Nat. 2, 26, l’eau sous l’action du froid se durcit, puis se fond à la chaleur ; humum foliis Ov. M. 4, 741, atténuer la dureté du [[sol]] par un lit de feuillage ; glebas Ov. M. 6, 220, ameublir les glèbes ; agri molliti Cic. Nat. 2, 130, champs ameublis<br /><b>2</b> [fig.] adoucir, atténuer : [[clivum]] Cæs. G. 7, 46, 2, adoucir une pente, cf. Liv. 21, 37, 3 ; Hannibalem exsultantem Cic. CM 10, amortir la fougue d’[[Hannibal]] ; translationem Cic. de Or. 3, 165, adoucir une métaphore, cf. Cic. Nat. 1, 95 || amollir : lacrimæ meorum me molliunt Cic. Att. 10, 9, 2, les larmes des miens m’ôtent toute énergie ; legionem Cic. Phil. 12, 8, amollir le courage d’une légion || [péjor.] énerver, efféminer : animos Cic. Tusc. 2, 27, énerver les cœurs ; vocem Quint. 11, 3, 24, efféminer la voix. impf. mollibat Acc. Tr. 630 ; Ov. M. 6, 21 ; inf. pass. mollirier Ter. Phorm. 632. | |||
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