| 单词 | lenitive |
| 释义 | lenitive (once / 98495 pages) adjn WORD FAMILY lenitive: lenitives USAGE EXAMPLESPlaying is sometimes an excellent lenitive to calm the mind, and to smother the ardent fire of love. Seingalt, Jacques Casanova de, The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de...(2012) Nay, Madam, I fancy your Passion has little Occasion for Lenitives; it blazes so violently at first, 'tis like to be soon extinguish'd. Centlivre, Susanna, The Perjur'd Husband(2012) Thomson's way of dealing with this cause of discontent did not dispose of it for ever, but it at least provided a lenitive. MacMechan, Archibald, The Winning of Popular Government—A...(2010) 1adj moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear Syn alleviative, alleviatory, mitigative, mitigatory, palliative moderating lessening in intensity or strength 2n remedy that eases pain and discomfort Hyper curative, cure, remedy, therapeutic a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain |
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