mollify
11mollify — mollification, n. mollifier, n. mollifyingly, adv. mollifiable, adj. /mol euh fuy /, v.t., mollified, mollifying. 1. to soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify; appease. 2. to mitigate or reduce; soften: to mollify one s demands …
12mollify — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. placate, pacify, soothe, appease, calm; soften. See relief, softness. Ant., antagonize. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To quiet one who is angry] Syn. soothe, appease, calm; see pacify 1 , quiet 1 . 2. [To …
13mollify — mol|li|fy [ malə,faı ] verb transitive FORMAL to make someone feel less angry or upset: The move did not mollify his critics …
14mollify — verb 1) they tried to mollify the protesters Syn: appease, placate, pacify, conciliate, soothe, calm (down) See note at pacify Ant: enrage 2) mollifying the fears of the public …
15mollify — mol•li•fy [[t]ˈmɒl əˌfaɪ[/t]] v. t. fied, fy•ing 1) to soften in feeling or temper; pacify; appease 2) to mitigate; reduce: to mollify one s demands[/ex] • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME < MF mollifier < LL mollificāre= L molli(s) soft + ficāre… …
16mollify — verb ( fied; fying) Etymology: 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,… …
17mollify — verb /ˈmɑːlɪfaɪ/ a) To ease a burden; make less painful; to comfort Although this invitation was accompanied with a curtsey that might have softened the heart of a church warden, it by no means mollified the beadle. b) To appease …
18mollify — Synonyms and related words: 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… …
19mollify — mol·li·fy || mÉ‘lɪfaɪ / mÉ’ v. calm, soften, pacify, relieve …
20mollify — [ mɒlɪfʌɪ] verb (mollifies, mollifying, mollified) appease the anger or anxiety of. ↘rare reduce the severity of; soften. Derivatives mollification noun mollifier noun Origin ME: from Fr. mollifier or …
