emolliate

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verb

To soften (e.g. pain), or to render effeminate.

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Meanings

verbemolliate (third-person singular simple present emolliates, present participle emolliating, simple past and past participle emolliated)

present singular third person emolliates · participle present emolliating · participle past emolliated · past emolliated

  1. transitiveTo soften (e.g. pain), or to render effeminate.

    Emolliated by four centuries of Roman domination, the Belgic colonies had forgotten their pristine valour.

    1806, John Pinkerton, Modern Geography: A Description of the Empires, Kingdoms, States, and Colonies, […]

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
soften

Origin

See emollient.

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APA

emolliate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emolliate

MLA

“emolliate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emolliate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “emolliate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emolliate.

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