mansuefacio

Latin

Etymology

From mānsuē(scō) (to tame) +‎ faciō (to make, -ify).

Pronunciation

Verb

mānsuēfaciō (present infinitive mānsuēfacere, perfect active mānsuēfēcī, supine mānsuēfactum); third conjugation -variant, suppletive

  1. (transitive) to tame
    Synonyms: plācō, domō, lēniō, sōpiō, sēdō, dēlēniō, mānsuēscō, mānsuētō, permulceō, mītigō, compōnō, restinguō, commītigō, levō, ēlevō, allevō, alleviō, sileō, molliō
    Antonyms: sollicitō, excitō, īnstīgō, īnstinguō, efferō, exciō, perpellō, concieō, concitō, īnflammō, cieō, incendō
    mānsuēfierīto grow tame
  2. (transitive) to make gentle, soften, civilize, pacify

Conjugation

References

  • mansuefacio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • mansuefacio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • mansuefacio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.