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Mollifying
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mol·li·fy       [mol-uh-fahy] Pronunciation Key
–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]

—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       (mŏl'ə-fī')  Pronunciation Key 
tr.v.   mol·li·fied, mol·li·fy·ing, mol·li·fies
  1. To calm in temper or feeling; soothe. See Synonyms at pacify.
  2. To lessen in intensity; temper.
  3. 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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