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mol·li·fy

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–verb (used with object), -fied, -fy·ing.

1.	to soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify; appease.

2.	to mitigate or reduce; soften: to mollify one's demands.

[Origin: 1350–1400; ME < MF mollifier < LL mollificāre, equiv. to L molli(s) soft + -ficāre -fy

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—Related forms

mol·li·fi·ca·tion, noun

mol·li·fi·er, noun

mol·li·fy·ing·ly, adverb

mol·li·fi·a·ble, adjective

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mol·li·fy Audio Help (mŏl'ə-fī') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. mol·li·fied, mol·li·fy·ing, mol·li·fies

To calm in temper or feeling; soothe. See Synonyms at pacify.
To lessen in intensity; temper.
To reduce the rigidity of; soften.

[Middle English mollifien, from Old French mollifier, from Late Latin mollificāre : Latin mollis, soft; see mel-¹ in Indo-European roots + -ficāre, -fy.]

mol'li·fi'a·ble adj., mol'li·fi·ca'tion (-fĭ-kā'shən) n., mol'li·fi'er n., mol'li·fy'ing·ly adv.

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mollify

c.1386 (implied in mollification), "to soften (a substance)," from O.Fr. mollifier, from L. mollificare "make soft, mollify" from mollificus "softening," from L. mollis "soft" + root of facere "to make" (see factitious). Transf. sense of "soften in temper, appease, pacify" is recorded from c.1412.

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mollify
verb
1.	cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer" [syn: pacify]
2.	make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate; "she tempered her criticism" [syn: temper]
3.	make less rigid or softer

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mollify [ˈmolifai] verb

to calm, soothe or lessen the anger of

Arabic:	يُهَدِّئ، يُسْكِن، يُطَيِّب الخاطِر
Chinese (Simplified):	使平静
Chinese (Traditional):	使平靜
Czech:	uklidnit, zmírnit
Danish:	formilde
Dutch:	kalmeren
Estonian:	rahustama
Finnish:	tyynnyttää
French:	apaiser
German:	besänftigen
Greek:	κατευνάζω
Hungarian:	csillapít
Icelandic:	sefa, blíðka
Indonesian:	menenangkan
Italian:	placare

Japanese:	なだめる
Korean:	달래다, 진정시키다
Latvian:	nomierināt; remdēt
Lithuanian:	(nu)raminti
Norwegian:	roe ned, dempe
Polish:	uśmierzać, uciszać
Portuguese (Brazil):	apaziguar
Portuguese (Portugal):	amolecer
Romanian:	a linişti
Russian:	успокаивать, смягчать
Slovak:	utíšiť
Slovenian:	miriti
Spanish:	calmar, apaciguar
Swedish:	blidka, lugna
Turkish:	sakinleştirmek

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Mollify

E*mol"lient\ (?; 106), a. [L. emolliens, -entis, p. pr. of emollire to soften; e out + mollire to soften, mollis soft: cf. F. ['e]mollient. See Mollify.] Softening; making supple; acting as an emollient. "Emollient applications." --Arbuthnot.

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