mollify
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mollify
- /ˈmɒlɪfaɪ/
Where it comes from
From Middle English mollifien, from Late Latin mollificō, from Latin mollis (“soft”). By surface analysis, Latin moll- + -ify.
verb mollifies · mollifying · mollified · mollifie
- To ease a burden, particularly to ease a worry; make less painful; to comfort. mollify someone’s anger
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To appease anger, pacify, gain the good will of.
He tried to mollify the angry customer.
Similar: appease, conciliate, pacify, placate, propitiate, satisfy
- To soften; to make tender. Nor is it any more difficulty for him to mollifie what is hard, then it is to harden what is so soft and fluid as the Aire.
Translations
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verb to ease a burden
| Français | apaiser, calmer |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | mildern |
| Ελληνικά | μαλακώνω malakóno, καταπραΰνω katapraÿ́no |
| Русский | смягча́ть smjaxčátʹ |
verb to appease
| 中文 | 撫慰 /抚慰 fǔwèi |
|---|---|
| Português | apaziguar, acalmar |
| Français | apaiser, calmer |
| Deutsch | beruhigen |
| Ελληνικά | μαλακώνω malakóno, κατευνάζω katevnázo |
| Русский | успока́ивать uspokáivatʹ |
verb to soften; to make tender
| Español | molificar, enternecer |
|---|---|
| Français | mollifier |
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title = {mollify},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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