Syncope ii => ivi
Syncopated perfect ivi can drop 'v' without contracting vowel
leniv.it V 4 1 PERF ACTIVE IND 3 S
lenio, lenire, lenivi, lenitus V (4th) TRANS [XXXBO]
mitigate, moderate; alleviate, allay, assuage, ease, calm, placate, appease;
mollify; explain away, gloss over; beguile, pass pleasantly; abate;
leniv.it V 6 1 PERF ACTIVE IND 3 S
lenio, lenire, lenivi(ii), lenitus V TRANS [XXXDW] lesser
mitigate, moderate; alleviate, allay, assuage, ease, calm, placate, appease;
mollify; explain away, gloss over; beguile, pass pleasantly; abate; (Kludge);