EMOL'LIATE, verb transitive [Latin emollio, mollio, to soften; mollis, soft; Eng. mellow, mild.] To soften; to render effeminate. Emolliated by four centuries of Roman domination, the Belgic colonies had forgotten their pristine valor. [This is a new word, though well formed and applied; but what connection is there between softening and forgetting? Lost is here the proper word for forgotten.]
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