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† aˈmollish, v. Obs. Also 5 amolish, -ysh. [a. amoliss- pr. stem of OFr. amolir (mod. amollir) to soften, f. à to + molir:—L. mollīre to soften.] To soften, mollify, appease.
1474Caxton Chesse 10 Deboneyrte amolissheth and makyth softe the hertes of his enemyes. 1480― Ovid's Metam. x. viii, The mayde, whom love overcam..and lyttil and lytyl amollyshyd. 1483― G. de la Tour A viij b, Cortosye..amolysshyth thyre and wrathe of euery creature. |