From mollis (“soft”).
molliō (present infinitive mollīre, perfect active mollīvī or molliī, supine mollītum); fourth conjugation
- to soften, make soft, make calm, moderate, mitigate, mollify
- Synonyms: mītigō, mānsuēscō, mānsuētō, commītigō, levō, allevō, alleviō, lēniō, sōpiō, sēdō, dēlēniō, compōnō
- Antonyms: dūrō, obdūrō
- (figuratively) to make unmanly or effeminate
- Synonym: effēminō
| Conjugation of molliō (fourth conjugation)
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| indicative
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singular
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plural
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| first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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| active
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present
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molliō
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mollīs
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mollit
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mollīmus
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mollītis
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molliunt
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| imperfect
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molliēbam
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molliēbās
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molliēbat
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molliēbāmus
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molliēbātis
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molliēbant
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| future
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molliam
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molliēs
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molliet
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molliēmus
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molliētis
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mollient
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| perfect
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mollīvī,
molliī
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mollīvistī,
molliistī
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mollīvit,
molliit
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mollīvimus,
molliimus
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mollīvistis,
molliistis
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mollīvērunt,
mollīvēre,
molliērunt,
molliēre
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| pluperfect
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mollīveram,
mollieram
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mollīverās,
mollierās
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mollīverat,
mollierat
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mollīverāmus,
mollierāmus
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mollīverātis,
mollierātis
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mollīverant,
mollierant
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| future perfect
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mollīverō,
mollierō
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mollīveris,
mollieris
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mollīverit,
mollierit
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mollīverimus,
mollierimus
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mollīveritis,
mollieritis
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mollīverint,
mollierint
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| passive
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present
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mollior
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mollīris,
mollīre
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mollītur
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mollīmur
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mollīminī
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molliuntur
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| imperfect
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molliēbar
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molliēbāris,
molliēbāre
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molliēbātur
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molliēbāmur
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molliēbāminī
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molliēbantur
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| future
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molliar
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molliēris,
molliēre
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molliētur
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molliēmur
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molliēminī
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mollientur
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| perfect
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mollītus + present active indicative of sum
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| pluperfect
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mollītus + imperfect active indicative of sum
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| future perfect
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mollītus + future active indicative of sum
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| subjunctive
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singular
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plural
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| first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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| active
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present
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molliam
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molliās
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molliat
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molliāmus
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molliātis
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molliant
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| imperfect
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mollīrem
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mollīrēs
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mollīret
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mollīrēmus
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mollīrētis
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mollīrent
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| perfect
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mollīverim,
mollierim
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mollīverīs,
mollierīs
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mollīverit,
mollierit
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mollīverīmus,
mollierīmus
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mollīverītis,
mollierītis
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mollīverint,
mollierint
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| pluperfect
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mollīvissem,
molliissem
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mollīvissēs,
molliissēs
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mollīvisset,
molliisset
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mollīvissēmus,
molliissēmus
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mollīvissētis,
molliissētis
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mollīvissent,
molliissent
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| passive
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present
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molliar
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molliāris,
molliāre
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molliātur
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molliāmur
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molliāminī
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molliantur
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| imperfect
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mollīrer
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mollīrēris,
mollīrēre
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mollīrētur
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mollīrēmur
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mollīrēminī
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mollīrentur
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| perfect
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mollītus + present active subjunctive of sum
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| pluperfect
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mollītus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
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| imperative
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singular
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plural
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| first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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| active
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present
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—
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mollī
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—
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—
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mollīte
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—
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| future
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—
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mollītō
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mollītō
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—
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mollītōte
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molliuntō
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| passive
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present
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—
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mollīre
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—
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—
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mollīminī
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—
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| future
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—
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mollītor
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mollītor
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—
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—
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molliuntor
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| non-finite forms
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active
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passive
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| present
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perfect
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future
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present
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perfect
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future
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| infinitives
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mollīre
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mollīvisse,
molliisse
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mollītūrum esse
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mollīrī,
mollīrier1
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mollītum esse
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mollītum īrī
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| participles
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molliēns
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—
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mollītūrus
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—
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mollītus
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molliendus,
molliundus
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| verbal nouns
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gerund
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supine
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| genitive
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dative
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accusative
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ablative
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accusative
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ablative
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| molliendī
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molliendō
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molliendum
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molliendō
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mollītum
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mollītū
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1The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested.
- “mollio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “mollio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- mollio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.