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LENIFY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does lenify mean?
• LENIFY (verb)
The verb LENIFY has 1 sense:
1. cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
Familiarity information: LENIFY used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Synonyms:
appease; assuage; conciliate; gentle; gruntle; lenify; mollify; pacify; placate
Context example:
She managed to mollify the angry customer
Hypernyms (to "lenify" is one way to...):
calm; calm down; lull; quiet; quieten; still; tranquilize; tranquillise; tranquillize (make calm or still)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
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