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malax
1. To soften, mollify.
2. To rub or knead (a plaster, etc.) to softness.
3. To soften by kneading, rubbing, mixing, or by stirring with some thinner substance; as, especially with drugs in the preparation of plasters and pills.
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(Latin: to soften, softening; to mollify; a kneading movement used in massage; stroking, caressing, love play)