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D / dē-mulcĕo
verb transitive

dē-mulcĕo

2nd PP dē-mulcēre · 3rd PP dē-mulclsi · 4th PP dēmulctum · conj. 2nd
to stroke down, to stroke caressingly
v. a., to stroke down, to stroke caressingly (rare).
Prop.: caput tibi, Ter. Heaut. 4, 5, 14: dorsum, Liv. 9, 16 fin.: aures, Lact.… •
Prop.: caput tibi, Ter. Heaut. 4, 5, 14: dorsum, Liv. 9, 16 fin.: aures, Lact. de Ira, 7, 9: crura, Gell. 5, 14, 12.—
to soften, allure figuratively •
Trop., to soften, allure: aures omnium mentesque demulsit, Gell. 16, 19, 6; cf.: ita motus et demulctus et captus est, ut, etc., id. 3, 13 fin.: eum, id. 18, 2, 1.
Perseus ID: n13064 Key: demulceo