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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; 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), -fied, -fy·ing.
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Mollifying
is always a great word to know.
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| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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