prae-mollĭo, no perf., ītum, 4, v. a., to soften beforehand (post - Aug.).
I Lit.: praemollitus sulcus, Quint. 2, 9, 3; Cael. Aur. Tard. 4, 3.—
II Trop., to soften or mollify beforehand , Quint. 4, 3, 10: judicum mentes, id. 6, 5, 9.