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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Emolliate

· E·mol·li·ate · IPA
01 v. t. To soften; to render effeminate.
imp. & p. p. Emolliated; p. pr. & vb. n. Emolliating
  1. 1.
    To soften; to render effeminate.
    Emolliated by four centuries of Roman domination, the Belgic colonies had forgotten their pristine valor.” — Pinkerton.