mollify
[ mol-uh-fahy ]
/ ˈmɒl əˌfaɪ /
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verb (used with object), mol·li·fied, mol·li·fy·ing.
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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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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
Derived forms of mollify
mollifiable, adjectivemollification, nounmollifier, nounWord Origin for mollify
C15: from Old French mollifier, via Late Latin, from Latin mollis soft + facere to make
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