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permulcere [CL] 1 to stroke, caress gently (all over); b (fig.) to soothe. crines suavissimis odoribus involvit ‥ infundit, ~et Gosc. Lib. Confort. 101.  b matris orbata viscera consolatione ~et letissima Gosc. Edith 98; ita ‥ vitam unius cujusque conversi et inchoatio blanda ~et, et aspera medietas probat, et plena postea perfectio roborat Anselm Misc. 307; c1167 ubi carnem in veritate nature permanentem spiritualis implebit vigor et exultatio angelica ~ebit J. Sal. Ep. 170 (206); ad presens aures ~eat brevicula distinctio Ric. Angl. Summa 41 p. 108. 2 to calm, pacify, appease (completely). permulserit, placuerit [? l. placaverit] GlC P 318; feritatem tuam adeo permulsit et fregit ut ‥ V. Birini 20. 3 to please, charm, beguile completely; b (w. inf. or ut & subj.) to induce (to). promulserit [l. permulserit], liðercade GlC P 594; alimentis educatur et garrulitate puerili ~etur Bern. Comm. Aen. 13; cepit intentius ab ea inquirere nunc terroribus pulsans, nunc blandimentis ~ens, quis eam gravidasset J. Furness Kentig. 1 p. 164.  b permulcentque, nefas!, perverso fasmate regem / spernere singraphas furtivis rebus adeptas Frith. 814; s1135 mercede fuit permulsus ut castellum sibi traderet, thesauros aperiret G. Steph. 4 p. 8.

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