軟化
Emolliate \E*mol"li*ate\ (?; 106), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Emolliated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Emolliating}.] [See
{Emollient}, a.]
To soften; to render effeminate.
Emolliated by four centuries of Roman domination, the
Belgic colonies had forgotten their pristine valor.
--Pinkerton.