verb transitive

com-mulcĕo

2nd PP com-mulcēre · conj. 2nd

(very rare, and mostly post-class.)

to caress; coax; soothe much

to caress, coax, or soothe much.

Prop.: puerum trepidantem, App. M. 9, p. 229, 34.— •

Prop.: puerum trepidantem, App. M. 9, p. 229, 34.—

to soothe; please; cajole figuratively •

Trop., to soothe, please, cajole: narium sensus, Arn. 7, p. 233: aures, id. 1, p. 35: sensus judicum honorificis sententiis, Tiro ap. Gell. 7, 3, 13.

Perseus ID: n9462 Key: commulceo