mollify
[ mol-uh-fahy ]
/ ˈmɒl əˌfaɪ /
verb (used with object), mol·li·fied, mol·li·fy·ing.
to soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify; appease.
to mitigate or reduce; soften: to mollify one's demands.
Origin of mollify
1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French
mollifier < Late Latin
mollificāre, equivalent to Latin
molli(s) soft +
-ficāre
-fy
OTHER WORDS FROM mollify
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British Dictionary definitions for mollify
mollify
/ (ˈmɒlɪˌfaɪ) /
verb -fies, -fying or -fied (tr)
to pacify; soothe
to lessen the harshness or severity of
Derived forms of mollify
mollifiable, adjective mollification, noun mollifier, nounWord Origin for mollify
C15: from Old French
mollifier, via Late Latin, from Latin
mollis soft +
facere to make