mollify
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əˌfaɪ verb (used with object), mol·li·fied, mol·li·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; Middle English < Middle French mollifier < Late Latin mollificāre, equivalent to Latin molli(s) soft + -ficāre -fy
1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French mollifier < Late Latin mollificāre, equivalent to Latin 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
re·mol·li·fy, verb (used with object), re·mol·li·fied, re·mol·li·fy·ing.
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| —vb , -fies, -fying, -fied | |
| 1. | to pacify; soothe |
| 2. | to lessen the harshness or severity of |
| [C15: from Old French mollifier, via Late Latin, from Latin mollis soft + facere to make] | |
| 'mollifiable | |
| —adj | |
| mollifi'cation | |
| —n | |
| 'mollifier | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
mollify
late 14c., "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). Transferred sense of "soften in temper, appease, pacify" is recorded from early 15c.
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Example sentences
And mollify with pray'rs her haughty mind.
Such questions, combined with employee involvement may serve to mollify many employee and management fears over potential changes.
Such a move will probably mollify shareholders who have complained about mismanagement at the company.
The arts center has taken several steps to mollify critics.
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