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mulceo.

to stroke, graze, touch lightly or gently

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈmʊɫ.ke.oː]Classical-Latin[ˈmul̠ʲ.t͡ʃe.o]
  1. to stroke, graze, touch lightly or gently

    conjugation-2 · poetic
  2. to stroke, graze, touch lightly or gently to rub, apply an ointment

    conjugation-2 · poetic
  3. to gently move something

    conjugation-2 · poetic · rare
  4. to soften, relax

    conjugation-2 · poetic
  5. to make sweet or pleasant

    conjugation-2 · poetic
  6. to soothe, soften, appease, placate

    conjugation-2 · figuratively · poetic
  7. to soothe, soften, appease, placate to help, alleviate

    conjugation-2 · figuratively · poetic
  8. to delight

    conjugation-2 · poetic
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *molkeō (“to rub, stroke”), from Proto-Indo-European *(H)m(o)lḱ-eye-ti (“to touch repeatedly”), from a root *(H)melḱ- (“to touch”); see also Sanskrit मृक्षति (mṛkṣati, “to stroke, smear, rub”), मृश् (mṛś, “to touch, stroke”).

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