EMOLLIATE VERB to soften, to weaken, to render effeminate ...1802 ETYMOLOGY from Latin ēmollīre (to soften) + -ate FIRST DOCUMENTED USE 1802 - see EXAMPLE below EXAMPLE "...Emolliated by four centuries of Roman domination, even the Belgic colonies had forgotten their pristine valour, and were unable to contend with their ferocious invaders from Scotland and Ireland, when chance, or invitation, conducted to their assistance new armies from the continent...." From: Modern Geography: A Description of the Empires, Kingdoms, States, and Colonies, with the Oceans, Seas, and Isles; In all Parts of the World - John Pinkerton
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