lenitive

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Food and a lenitive were left within their reach, and when able they followed their kinsmen; the alternative is the terrible risk of a wandering life.

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  1. adjective Capable of easing pain or discomfort.
  2. noun A lenitive medicine.

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  1. Middle English lenitif, from Old French, from Medieval Latin lēnītīvus, from Latin lēnītus, past participle of lēnīre, to soothe, from lēnis, soft; see lē- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. = French lénitif = Provencal lenitiu = Spanish Portuguese Italian lenitivo, from Latin as if *lenitivus, from lenitus, past participle of lenire, soften: see lenient.
 

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/ˈlɛnɪtɪv/
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