mollify

verb

mol·li·fy ˈmä-lə-ˌfī How to pronounce mollify (audio)

mollified; mollifying

transitive verb

: to soothe in temper or disposition : appease

mollified the staff with a raise

: to reduce the rigidity of : soften

Shaving cream mollifies the beard.

: to reduce in intensity : assuage, temper

Time mollified his anger.

intransitive verb

archaic : soften, relent

mollification

ˌmä-lə-fə-ˈkā-shən How to pronounce mollify (audio)

noun

Example Sentences

He tried to mollify his critics with an apology. All attempts to mollify the extremists have failed. The landlord fixed the heat, but the tenants still were not mollified.

Recent Examples on the Web In an attempt to mollify regulators, Didi announced plans to move its listing from New York to Hong Kong.

Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 8 June 2022 One was his decision to limit weapons sales to Taiwan to mollify Beijing, opting for stability over ideology.

Robert D. Kaplan, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2022 But the guides have done little to mollify activists and some students who said the new language decree left them feeling ostracized.

New York Times, 20 July 2022 As tech staffers raced to fix the problem and mollify unhappy customers, Mr. Armstrong offered encouragement, assuring a tech employee the CEO stood behind him.

Gregory Zuckerman, WSJ, 5 Aug. 2022 Didi’s investors voted in May to delist from the New York Stock Exchange, in hopes that a return home would help mollify Beijing regulators.

Pei-lin Wu, Washington Post, 21 July 2022 Most states have some form of exemptions for reasons of personal or religious beliefs, a legacy from the 1960s and ’70s, when, as a way to mollify resistance and get mandates passed, legislators included these loopholes.

New York Times, 25 May 2022 The Prime Minister agreed to lift fuel price caps, increase taxes on the wealthy and slash the budget deficit in order to mollify the lender-of-last-resort.

Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 16 June 2022 In response, American leaders have made significant efforts to mollify them.

Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic, 23 June 2022 See More

mollify

verb

as in to appease

to lessen the anger or agitation of an apology would probably mollify your friend

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

appease
placate
soothe
pacify
assuage
comfort
propitiate
calm
conciliate
please
disarm
satisfy
console
gentle
ingratiate
delight
tranquilize
content
gratify
quiet
satiate
coax
tranquillize
gladden
cajole
sate
wheedle
hush
flatter
adulate
indulge
blandish
humor
coddle
quench
overpraise
sweeten
pamper
mollycoddle
spoil
baby
blarney
endear (to)
sweet-talk
dulcify
cater (to)
soft-soap

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

infuriate
anger
inflame
annoy
antagonize
enrage
outrage
irritate
aggravate
rile
provoke
bother
rankle
get
irk
exasperate
rouse
ire
vex
pique
burn (up)
cross
enflame
chafe
ruffle
roil
harass
bug
gall
grate
put out
upset
madden
disturb
pester
persecute
agitate
distress
worry
discomfort
offend
perturb
unsettle
incense
insult
slight
harry
fret
affront
nettle
peeve
unhinge

as in to alleviate

to make more bearable or less severe a friendly gesture that did a lot to mollify their suspicions about the new neighbor

Synonyms & Similar Words

alleviate
relieve
soothe
help
mitigate
ease
allay
assuage
soften
palliate
heal
improve
cure
temper
remedy
enhance
moderate
lighten
abate
ameliorate
rectify
correct
reform
repair
amend
better
enrich
fix
refine
perfect
meliorate
emend
mend

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

hurt
aggravate
exacerbate
injure
harm
impair
intensify
heighten
sharpen

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of mollify are appease, conciliate, pacify, placate, and propitiate. While all these words mean "to ease the anger or disturbance of," mollify implies soothing hurt feelings or rising anger.

a speech that mollified the demonstrators

The words appease and mollify are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, appease implies quieting insistent demands by making concessions.

appease their territorial ambitions

The meanings of conciliate and mollify largely overlap; however, conciliate suggests ending an estrangement by persuasion, concession, or settling of differences.

conciliating the belligerent nations

While in some cases nearly identical to mollify, pacify suggests a soothing or calming.

pacified by a sincere apology

In some situations, the words placate and mollify are roughly equivalent. However, placate suggests changing resentment or bitterness to goodwill.

a move to placate local opposition

The synonyms propitiate and mollify are sometimes interchangeable, but propitiate implies averting anger or malevolence especially of a superior being.

propitiated his parents by dressing up

单词	mollify
释义	mollify verb mol·li·fy ˈmä-lə-ˌfī mollified; mollifying transitive verb 1 : to soothe in temper or disposition : appease mollified the staff with a raise 2 : to reduce the rigidity of : soften Shaving cream mollifies the beard. 3 : to reduce in intensity : assuage, temper Time mollified his anger. intransitive verb archaic : soften, relent mollification ˌmä-lə-fə-ˈkā-shən noun Did you know? The Difference Between Mollify, Appease, and Placate Mollify, like its synonyms pacify, appease, and placate, means "to ease the anger or disturbance of." But mollify is particularly well-suited for referring to an act of soothing hurt feelings or anger; it comes from the Latin mollis, meaning "soft." Synonyms appease assuage conciliate disarm gentle pacify placate propitiate See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences He tried to mollify his critics with an apology. All attempts to mollify the extremists have failed. The landlord fixed the heat, but the tenants still were not mollified. Recent Examples on the Web In an attempt to mollify regulators, Didi announced plans to move its listing from New York to Hong Kong. Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 8 June 2022 One was his decision to limit weapons sales to Taiwan to mollify Beijing, opting for stability over ideology. Robert D. Kaplan, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2022 But the guides have done little to mollify activists and some students who said the new language decree left them feeling ostracized. New York Times, 20 July 2022 As tech staffers raced to fix the problem and mollify unhappy customers, Mr. Armstrong offered encouragement, assuring a tech employee the CEO stood behind him. Gregory Zuckerman, WSJ, 5 Aug. 2022 Didi’s investors voted in May to delist from the New York Stock Exchange, in hopes that a return home would help mollify Beijing regulators. Pei-lin Wu, Washington Post, 21 July 2022 Most states have some form of exemptions for reasons of personal or religious beliefs, a legacy from the 1960s and ’70s, when, as a way to mollify resistance and get mandates passed, legislators included these loopholes. New York Times, 25 May 2022 The Prime Minister agreed to lift fuel price caps, increase taxes on the wealthy and slash the budget deficit in order to mollify the lender-of-last-resort. Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 16 June 2022 In response, American leaders have made significant efforts to mollify them. Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic, 23 June 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English mollifien, from Middle French mollifier, from Late Latin mollificare, from Latin mollis soft; akin to Greek amaldynein to soften, Sanskrit mṛdu soft, and probably to Greek malakos soft, amblys dull, Old English meltan to melt First Known Use 15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1 Kids Definition mollify verb mol·li·fy ˈmä-lə-ˌfī mollified; mollifying : to soothe in temper or disposition mollify verb 1 as in to appease to lessen the anger or agitation of an apology would probably mollify your friend Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance appease placate soothe pacify assuage comfort propitiate calm conciliate please disarm satisfy console gentle ingratiate delight tranquilize content gratify quiet satiate coax tranquillize gladden cajole sate wheedle hush flatter adulate indulge blandish humor coddle quench overpraise sweeten pamper mollycoddle spoil baby blarney endear (to) sweet-talk dulcify cater (to) soft-soap Antonyms & Near Antonyms infuriate anger inflame annoy antagonize enrage outrage irritate aggravate rile provoke bother rankle get irk exasperate rouse ire vex pique burn (up) cross enflame chafe ruffle roil harass bug gall grate put out upset madden disturb pester persecute agitate distress worry discomfort offend perturb unsettle incense insult slight harry fret affront nettle peeve unhinge See More 2 as in to alleviate to make more bearable or less severe a friendly gesture that did a lot to mollify their suspicions about the new neighbor Synonyms & Similar Words alleviate relieve soothe help mitigate ease allay assuage soften palliate heal improve cure temper remedy enhance moderate lighten abate ameliorate rectify correct reform repair amend better enrich fix refine perfect meliorate emend mend Antonyms & Near Antonyms hurt aggravate exacerbate injure harm impair intensify heighten sharpen See More Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of mollify are appease, conciliate, pacify, placate, and propitiate. While all these words mean "to ease the anger or disturbance of," mollify implies soothing hurt feelings or rising anger. a speech that mollified the demonstrators The words appease and mollify are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, appease implies quieting insistent demands by making concessions. appease their territorial ambitions The meanings of conciliate and mollify largely overlap; however, conciliate suggests ending an estrangement by persuasion, concession, or settling of differences. conciliating the belligerent nations While in some cases nearly identical to mollify, pacify suggests a soothing or calming. pacified by a sincere apology In some situations, the words placate and mollify are roughly equivalent. However, placate suggests changing resentment or bitterness to goodwill. a move to placate local opposition The synonyms propitiate and mollify are sometimes interchangeable, but propitiate implies averting anger or malevolence especially of a superior being. propitiated his parents by dressing up
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