- lenitive⇄adj. 1. softening; mitigating.
2. tending to relieve; soothing.
Ex. Aspirin is a lenitive medicine.
3. mildly laxative. - lenitive⇄lenitive, adjective, noun.
- lenitive⇄noun 1. anything that soothes or softens; palliative.
2. a soothing medicine or application.
Ex. Tranquilizers are lenitives.
3. a mild laxative.