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Mollify

Mollify Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Mollify? [v] make less rigid or softer [v] make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate; "she tempered her criticism" [v] cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify her angry boss" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Mollify: appease \| assuage \| conciliate \| gentle \| gruntle \| lenify \| pacify \| placate \| season \| temper Related Terms \| Find terms related to Mollify: abate \| allay \| alleviate \| anesthetize \| appease \| assuage \| benumb \| calm \| calm down \| compose \| conciliate \| cool \| cradle \| cushion \| deaden \| deaden the pain \| decrease \| defuse \| diminish \| dulcify \| dull \| ease \| ease matters \| even out \| fluff \| foment \| gentle \| give relief \| hush \| knead \| laxate \| lay \| lay the dust \| lessen \| lighten \| limber \| limber up \| loosen \| lull \| mash \| massage \| mellow \| milden \| mitigate \| numb \| pacify \| pad \| palliate \| placate \| plump \| poultice \| pour balm into \| pour balm on \| pour oil on \| propitiate \| pulp \| quell \| quiet \| reduce \| relax \| relieve \| rest \| rock \| rock to sleep \| salve \| shake up \| slacken \| slake \| smash \| smooth \| smooth down \| smooth over \| smoothen \| soften \| soften up \| soothe \| squash \| stabilize \| steady \| still \| stupe \| subdue \| supple \| sweeten \| temper \| tenderize \| tone down \| tranquilize \| tune down See Also \| calm \| calm down \| lull \| quiet \| quieten \| soften \| still \| tranquilize \| tranquillise \| tranquillize \| weaken Mollify In Webster's Dictionary \Mol"li*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mollified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mollifying}.] [F. mollifier, L. mollificare; mollis soft + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See {Enmollient}, {Moil}, v. t., and {-fy}.] 1. To soften; to make tender; to reduce the hardness, harshness, or asperity of; to qualify; as, to mollify the ground. With sweet science mollified their stubborn hearts. --Spenser. 2. To assuage, as pain or irritation, to appease, as excited feeling or passion; to pacify; to calm.

Mollify Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Mollify?

[v] make less rigid or softer
[v] make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate; "she tempered her criticism"
[v] cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify her angry boss"

Mollify In Webster's Dictionary

\Mol"li*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mollified}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Mollifying}.] [F. mollifier, L. mollificare; mollis
soft + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See {Enmollient}, {Moil},
v. t., and {-fy}.]
1. To soften; to make tender; to reduce the hardness,
   harshness, or asperity of; to qualify; as, to mollify the
   ground.

         With sweet science mollified their stubborn hearts.
                                               --Spenser.

2. To assuage, as pain or irritation, to appease, as excited
   feeling or passion; to pacify; to calm.

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