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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb mollify has 3 senses
- mollify(v = verb.emotion) appease, assuage, conciliate, gentle, gruntle, lenify, pacify, placate - cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer" is one way to calm, calm down, lull, quiet, quieten, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize
- mollify(v = verb.change) season, temper - make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate; "she tempered her criticism" is one way to weaken
- mollify(v = verb.change) Array - make less rigid or softer; Array is one way to soften
Derived forms noun mollification2, noun mollification1
Sample sentence:
The performance is likely to mollify Sue
Derived forms noun mollification2, noun mollification1
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CIDE DICTIONARY
mollify, v. t. [F. mollifier, L. mollificare; mollis soft + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See Enmollient, Moil, v. t. , and -fy.].
- To soften; to make tender; to reduce the hardness, harshness, or asperity of; to qualify; as, to mollify the ground. [1913 Webster]"With sweet science mollified their stubborn hearts." [1913 Webster]
- To assuage, as pain or irritation, to appease, as excited feeling or passion; to pacify; to calm. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
mollify, v.tr. (-ies, -ied)
1 appease, pacify.
2 reduce the severity of; soften.
1 appease, pacify.
2 reduce the severity of; soften.
Derivative
mollification n. mollifier n.
Etymology
ME f. F mollifier or L mollificare f. mollis soft
THESAURUS
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 downROGET THESAURUS
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Moderation
VB be moderate, keep within bounds, keep within compass, sober down, settle down, keep the peace, remit, relent, take in sail, moderate, soften, mitigate, temper, accoy, attemper, contemper, mollify, lenify, dulcify, dull, take off the edge, blunt, obtund, sheathe, subdue, chasten, sober down, tone down, smooth down, weaken, lessen, check palliate, tranquilize, pacify, assuage, appease, swag, lull, soothe, compose, still, calm, calm down, cool, quiet, hush, quell, sober, pacify, tame, damp, lay, allay, rebate, slacken, smooth, alleviate, rock to sleep, deaden, smooth, throw cold water on, throw a wet blanket over, turn off, slake, curb, tame, smooth over, pour oil on the waves, pour oil on the troubled waters, pour balm into, mattre de l'eau dans son vin, go out like a lamb, roar you as gently as any sucking dove.Softness
VB render soft, soften, mollify, mellow, relax, temper, mash, knead, squash, bend, yield, relent, relax, give, plasticize'.
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