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   mollify

   /ˈmɒlɪfʌɪ/

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   • 1. appease the anger or anxiety of (someone): "nature reserves were set up around the power stations to mollify local conservationists" Similar appeaseplacatepacifyconciliatehumoursoothecalmcalm downstillpropitiatequietenquietsquare someone offOpposite enrage
   • ▪ reduce the severity of (something): "the women hoped to mollify the harsh wilderness environment" Similar allayassuagealleviatemitigateeaselessenreducemoderatelulltempertone downcushionquellsoftenbluntOpposite inflameaggravate

   Word Origin late Middle English (also in the sense ‘make soft or supple’): from French mollifier or Latin mollificare, from mollis ‘soft’.

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   • 1. mollification noun
   • 2. mollifier noun

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   What is the meaning of mollified?

   • Definitions of mollified word verb with objectmollified to soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify; appease. 1 verb with objectmollified to mitigate or reduce; soften: to mollify one's demands. 1 nounmollified Simple past tense and past participle of mollify. 1 See all 3 definitions of mollified Information block about the term

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   What is a synonym for mollify?

   • Some common synonyms of mollify are appease, conciliate, pacify, placate, and propitiate. While all these words mean "to ease the anger or disturbance of," mollify implies soothing hurt feelings or rising anger. When is appease a more appropriate choice than mollify? The words appease and mollify are synonyms, but do differ in nuance.

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   What does mollific mean?

   • Mollificā′tion, act of mollifying: state of being mollified: mitigation; Moll′ifier; Moll′ine, a base for ointments used in skin diseases, a soft soap mixed with excess of fat and glycerine.— adj. Mollipī′lose, having soft plumage.— n. Mollipilos′ity, fleecines, fluffiness.— adj. Mollit′ious, luxurious.—

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   What does mollifien mean?

   • Middle English mollifien, from Middle French mollifier, from Late Latin mollificare, from Latin mollis soft; akin to Greek amaldynein to soften, Sanskrit mṛdu soft, and probably to Greek malakos soft, amblys dull, Old English meltan to melt

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   The meaning of MOLLIFY is to soothe in temper or disposition : appease. How to use mollify in a sentence. The Difference Between Mollify, Appease, and Placate Synonym Discussion of Mollify.

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   to make someone less angry or upset, or to make something less severe or more gentle: She was not mollified by his apology. (Definition of mollify from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of mollify. mollify.

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   Mollify definition: to soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify; appease. . See examples of MOLLIFY used in a sentence.

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   to make someone less angry or upset, or to make something less severe or more gentle: She was not mollified by his apology. (Definition of mollify from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of mollify. mollify.

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   To mollify is to calm someone down, talk them off the ledge, make amends, maybe even apologize. Mollify comes from the Latin mollificare, "to make soft," and that's still at the heart of the word.

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   1. To calm the anger of; soothe or appease. See Synonyms at pacify. 2. To lessen, as in intensity; assuage: a meeting to mollify concerns about traffic near the new school. 3. Archaic To reduce the rigidity of; soften.

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