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Definition of: lenitive
(len′ə·tiv) adjective
Having the power or tendency to allay pain or mitigate suffering.
—noun That which soothes or mitigates; an aperient medicine; a laxative. [<Med. L lenitivus <L lenitus, pp. of lenire soothe]
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