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lenitive (adj.)
"assuaging, palliating," early 15c., from Medieval Latin
lenitivus
, from Latin
lenitus
, past participle of
lenire
"to soften, alleviate, pacify" (see
lenient
). As a noun, "a lenitive medicine," from early 15c.
