Lewis & Short

com-mulcĕo, ēre, v. a. (very rare, and mostly post-class.), to caress, coax, or soothe much.

  1. I. Prop.: puerum trepidantem, App. M. 9, p. 229, 34.
  2. II. Trop., to soothe, please, cajole: narium sensus, Arn. 7, p. 233: aures, id. 1, p. 35: sensus judicum honorificis sententiis, Tiro ap. Gell. 7, 3, 13.