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Definition of Mollify
1. Verb. Cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of. "The performance is likely to mollify Sue"; "She managed to mollify the angry customer"
Generic synonyms: Calm, Calm Down, Lull, Quiet, Quieten, Still, Tranquilize, Tranquillise, Tranquillize
Derivative terms: Appeasable, Conciliation, Conciliation, Conciliative, Conciliator, Mollification, Mollification, Pacification, Pacifier, Peace, Peace, Placation, Placative, Placatory
2. Verb. Make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate. "She tempered her criticism"
Generic synonyms: Weaken
Derivative terms: Mollification, Mollification
3. Verb. Make less rigid or softer.
Definition of Mollify
1. v. t. To soften; to make tender; to reduce the hardness, harshness, or asperity of; to qualify; as, to mollify the ground.
Definition of Mollify
1. Verb. To ease a burden; make less painful; to comfort ¹
2. Verb. To appease, pacify, gain the good will of. ¹
3. Verb. To soften; to make tender ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Mollify
1. to soothe [v -FIED, -FYING, -FIES] - See also: soothe
Medical Definition of Mollify
1. 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. Origin: F. Mollifier, L. Mollificare; mollis soft + -ficare (in comp) to make. See Enmollient, Moil, and -fy. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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