rĕ-mollesco, ĕre, v. inch. n., to become soft again, to become or grow soft (class.).
I Lit.: ut Hymettia sole Cera remollescit, softens , Ov. M. 10, 285: sole remollescit quae frigore constitit unda, i. e. melts , id. ib. 9, 661.—
II Trop.: quod ea re (vino) ad laborem ferendum remollescere homines atque effeminari arbitrantur, to be enervated , * Caes. B. G. 4, 2 fin. : si precibus numina justis Victa remollescunt, are softened , touched , Ov. M. 1, 378.