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单词 amollish
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amollishv.

Forms: late Middle English amolissh, late Middle English amollysh, late Middle English amolyssh.
Etymology: < amoliss-, amolliss-, extended stem (compare -ish suffix2) of Anglo-Norman and Middle French amolir, amollir (French amollir ) to soften (something), to weaken (something) (c1170 in Old French), to appease, calm (someone) (1213 in Anglo-Norman, end of the 14th cent. in Middle French) < a- (see a- prefix5) + mol moll adj. Compare amolify v. and see discussion at that entry.
Obsolete.
transitive. To soften, mollify, appease.
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the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > kindness > gentleness or mildness > treat gently [verb (transitive)] > make gentle or mild
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mild1340
melta1382
softenc1410
mollifya1450
amollish1474
amolify1483
ameeka1500
mellow1593
dulcify1647
1474 W. Caxton tr. Game & Playe of Chesse (1883) ii. i. 20 Debonairte..amolisshith and maketh softe the hertes of his enemyes.
1480 W. Caxton tr. Ovid Metamorphoses x. viii The mayde, whom love overcam..and lyttil and lytyl amollyshyd.
1484 W. Caxton tr. G. de la Tour-Landry Bk. Knight of Tower (1971) x. 24 Curtosye..amolysshyth thyre and wrathe of euery creature.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021).
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