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mollify

[ mol-uh-fahy ]
/ ˈmɒl əˌfaɪ /
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verb (used with object), mol·li·fied, mol·li·fy·ing.
to soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify; appease.
to mitigate or reduce; soften: to mollify one's demands.
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Origin of mollify

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Middle French mollifier, from Late Latin mollificāre, equivalent to Latin molli(s) “soft” + -ficāre -fy

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Words related to mollify

allay, alleviate, ameliorate, appease, assuage, blunt, lessen, lull, mitigate, pacify, placate, quell, relieve, temper, abate, calm, compose, conciliate, cool, cushion

How to use mollify in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for mollify

mollify
/ (ˈmɒlɪˌfaɪ) /
verb -fies, -fying or -fied (tr)
to pacify; soothe
to lessen the harshness or severity of

Derived forms of mollify

mollifiable, adjectivemollification, nounmollifier, noun

Word Origin for mollify

C15: from Old French mollifier, via Late Latin, from Latin mollis soft + facere to make
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