mollify
31mollification — mollify ► VERB (mollifies, mollified) 1) appease the anger or anxiety of. 2) reduce the severity of. DERIVATIVES mollification noun. ORIGIN from Latin mollis soft …
32pacify — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To mollify] Syn. conciliate, appease, placate, mollify, propitiate, assuage, soothe, smooth over, calm, tranquilize, subdue, pour oil on troubled waters; see also quiet 1 . 2. [To quiet] Syn. soothe, silence, lull; see quiet …
33pacify — verb go out there and try to pacify the passengers Syn: placate, appease, calm (down), conciliate, propitiate, assuage, mollify, soothe Ant: enrage •• pacify, appease, conciliate, mollify, placate, propitiate You might try to pacify a crying baby …
34soothe — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. calm, quiet, tranquilize; relieve, assuage, mitigate, allay, console, comfort. See moderation, relief, content, flattery. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. quiet, mollify, tranquilize, calm, relax, assuage,… …
35appease — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. mollify, pacify, soothe, placate; satisfy, slake. See pacification, moderation, sufficiency.Ant., antagonize, enrage. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To satisfy] Syn. allay, relieve, satisfy, assuage; see… …
36assuage — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. lessen (See relief). II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To alleviate] Syn. mitigate, lessen, soothe; see relieve 2 . 2. [To satisfy] Syn. appease, fill, surfeit; see satisfy 1 , 3 . 3. [To calm] Syn. pacify,… …
37placate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. soothe, quiet; pacify, conciliate; satisfy, give satisfaction, make it up; butter up, rub the right way. See pacification, flattery. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. pacify, mollify, appease; see pacify 1 ,… …
38soften — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To become soft] Syn. dissolve, lessen, diminish, disintegrate, become tender, become mellow, thaw, melt, moderate, bend, give, yield, relax, relent. Ant. stiffen*, solidify, freeze. 2. [To make soft] Syn. mollify, mellow,… …
39pacify — pacify, appease, placate, mollify, propitiate, conciliate are comparable when they mean to quiet excited, aroused, or disturbed persons. Pacify implies a soothing or calming of anger, grievance, or agitation, or the quelling of insurrection… …
40gruntle — verb cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of She managed to mollify the angry customer • Syn: ↑pacify, ↑lenify, ↑conciliate, ↑assuage, ↑appease, ↑mollify, ↑placate, ↑ …
