P / prae-mollĭo
verb transitive

prae-mollĭo

2nd PP prae-mollīre · 3rd PP prae-mollītum · conj. 4th
to soften beforehand
perf., ītum, 4, v. a., to soften beforehand (post - Aug.).
Lit.: praemollitus sulcus, Quint. 2, 9, 3; Cael. Aur. Tard. 4, 3.—
to soften; mollify beforehand figuratively
Trop., to soften or mollify beforehand, Quint. 4, 3, 10: judicum mentes, id. 6, 5, 9.