mansuesco

Latin

Etymology

From manus (hand) +‎ suēscō (become accustomed).

Compare typologically Russian прируча́ть (priručátʹ) (< рука́ (ruká)).

Pronunciation

Verb

mānsuēscō (present infinitive mānsuēscere, perfect active mānsuēvī, supine mānsuētum); third conjugation

  1. (transitive) to tame, render mild, gentle, or peaceable
    Synonyms: mītigō, domō, lēniō, mānsuētō, mānsuēfaciō, permulceō, sōpiō, sēdō, dēlēniō, plācō, restinguō, compōnō, commītigō, levō, ēlevō, allevō, alleviō, sileō, molliō
    Antonyms: sollicitō, excitō, īnstīgō, īnstinguō, efferō, exciō, perpellō, concieō, concitō, īnflammō, cieō, incendō
  2. (intransitive) to become or grow tame, gentle, mild, soft

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References

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