mollify
[ mol-uh-fahy ]
Origin of mollify
1First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Middle French mollifier, from Late Latin mollificāre, equivalent to Latin molli(s) “soft” + -ficāre -fy
Other words from mollify
- mol·li·fi·ca·tion [mol-uh-fi-key-shuhn], /ˌmɒl ə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən/, noun
- mol·li·fi·er, noun
- mol·li·fy·ing·ly, adverb
- mol·li·fi·a·ble, adjective
- re·mol·li·fy, verb (used with object), re·mol·li·fied, re·mol·li·fy·ing.
- un·mol·li·fi·a·ble, adjective
- un·mol·li·fy·ing, adjective
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How to use mollify in a sentence
I doubt not it failed to contribute to a mollification of their painful forebodings.
A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital | John Beauchamp Jones
British Dictionary definitions for mollify
mollify
/ (ˈmɒlɪˌfaɪ) /
verb-fies, -fying or -fied (tr)
to pacify; soothe
to lessen the harshness or severity of
Origin of mollify
1C15: from Old French mollifier, via Late Latin, from Latin mollis soft + facere to make
Derived forms of mollify
- mollifiable, adjective
- mollification, noun
- mollifier, noun
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