mollified

[ mol-uh-fahyd ]

/ ˈmɒl əˌfaɪd /

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adjective

having been pacified or appeased, or showing appeasement:The mollified plaintiffs agreed to withdraw their claim."That's better," Keisha said in a mollified tone.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of mollify.

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Origin of mollified

mollify + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM mollified

un·mol·li·fied, adjective

Words nearby mollified

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How to use mollified in a sentence

It may also be an attempt to cool down emotions that led to Wednesday’s invasion of the Capitol, and to mollify advertisers’ concerns about being associated with programs that could be inciting listeners to violence.
Talk-radio owner orders conservative hosts to temper election fraud rhetoric|Paul Farhi|January 11, 2021|Washington Post
You might mollify some by creating a “naming ceremony” for your child.
Ask Amy: Family members press for baby’s baptism|Amy Dickinson|November 8, 2020|Washington Post
My feelings were still hurt and I was in a snit and would not be mollified.
Catching Shade From Your (and the Beastie Boys’) Favorite TV Cop|Eugene Robinson|October 14, 2020|Ozy
Those miffed by the absence of the commander in chief for two years straight seemed somewhat mollified.
Alfalfa Club Dinner 2011: Highlights|Sandra McElwaine|January 30, 2011|DAILY BEAST

The manner of his prisoner, sufficiently mollified the officer; and he made a sign to his attendants to withdraw.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
The mollified women did not shake hands, but each raised her tea-cup to her lips and winked.
The Garret and the Garden|R.M. Ballantyne
He added the last phrase so respectfully that she was mollified, and rejoined with a sigh: "I'm afraid I can't help you much."
Summer|Edith Wharton
His soft words and soothing suggestions mollified Justice, and Rita started forth upon her visit to Sukey.
A Forest Hearth: A Romance of Indiana in the Thirties|Charles Major
She was somewhat mollified; but there was still a hard note in her voice, and not a little distrust too.
The Underworld|James C. Welsh