mollify
Verb
Verb Forms: mollified, mollifying, mollifies
- To soothe someone's anger or anxiety; to appease.
- cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
- "She managed to mollify the angry customer"
- make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate
- make less rigid or softer
- To ease a burden, particularly to ease a worry; make less painful; to comfort.
- To appease anger, pacify, gain the good will of.
- To soften; to make tender.
Examples
- He tried to mollify his frustrated opponent by offering a coffee break.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English mollifien, from Late Latin mollificō, from Latin mollis (“soft”).
Synonyms
appease, assuage, conciliate, gentle, gruntle, lenify, pacify, placate, season, temper, anneal, calm, comfort, deharden, mitigate, propitiate, satisfy, soften, soften up, soothe, tenderize
Scrabble Score: 15
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