mollify
[ mol-uh-fahy ]
/ ˈmɒl əˌfaɪ /
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.
Nearby words
mollet, guy, mollie, mollier diagram, mollification, mollified, mollify, mollisol, mollities, mollusc, mollusca, molluscan
Origin of mollify
1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French mollifier < Late Latin mollificāre, equivalent to Latin molli(s) soft + -ficāre -fy
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mollify
/ (ˈmɒlɪˌfaɪ) /
verb -fies, -fying or -fied (tr)
to pacify; soothe
to lessen the harshness or severity of
Derived Formsmollifiable, 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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