What is "emolliate"

Emolliate \E*mol"li*ate\ (?; 106), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Emolliated; p. pr. & vb. n. Emolliating.] [See Emollient,

1. ] To soften; to render effeminate.

   Emolliated by four centuries of Roman domination, the Belgic colonies had forgotten their pristine valor.
   --Pinkerton.

vb. (context transitive English) To soften; to render effeminate.