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[ mol-uh-fahy ] / ˈmɒl əˌfaɪ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR mollify ON THESAURUS.COM
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 mollify1350–1400; Middle English <Middle French mollifier<Late Latin mollificāre, equivalent to Latin molli(s) soft + -ficāre-fy OTHER WORDS FROM mollifymol·li·fi·ca·tion, nounmol·li·fi·er, nounmol·li·fy·ing·ly, adverbmol·li·fi·a·ble, adjective re·mol·li·fy, verb (used with object), re·mol·li·fied, re·mol·li·fy·ing.un·mol·li·fi·a·ble, adjectiveun·mol·li·fied, adjectiveun·mol·li·fy·ing, adjective Words nearby mollifymollescent, Mollet, Moll Flanders, Mollie, Mollier diagram, mollify, mollisol, mollities, mollusc, Mollusca, molluscoid Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mollifyMeanwhile, on Friday, Holder made a round of calls to Capitol Hill in an attempt to mollify concerned lawmakers. Holder’s Regrets and Repairs|Daniel Klaidman|May 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST The appointments of Al-Sisi and Mekki are no doubt intended to mollify such concerns. Is Morsy Staging or Reversing a Coup?|Hussein Ibish|August 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST He was actually soft as mush, straining to mollify Hispanics without roiling his own nativist base. Immigration Could Sink Mitt Romney Regardless of Supreme Court Rulings|Robert Shrum|June 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST Obama moved to mollify them, although how well it worked is unclear; both Dunn and Romer have since left the administration. 9 Juicy Bits from Ron Suskind’s Book|David A. Graham|September 20, 2011|DAILY BEAST
And perhaps most important, to deflect criticism and mollify opponents with politesse and wit. GOP's New Foreign Affairs Chair Ready to Play Hardball|Sandra McElwaine|February 20, 2011|DAILY BEAST The boys who bully him will mollify towards him, and accept his pie and sweetmeats. The Christmas Books|William Makepeace Thackeray The courteous manners of Hernan Cortes did more to mollify the ardour of the novice than could any degree of stateliness. Calavar|Robert Montgomery Bird Evidently the whiskey, though it was the best Glenlivat, had failed to mollify him. Not Like Other Girls|Rosa N. Carey This seemed to mollify Lub somewhat, though he hardly liked that reference to his having been paralyzed very much. Phil Bradley's Mountain Boys|Silas K. Boone T is for thee to carry the honey-bag to mollify the stings my naughty tongue must aye inflict. Standish of Standish|Jane G. Austin
British Dictionary definitions for mollify
verb -fies, -fying or -fied (tr)to pacify; soothe to lessen the harshness or severity of Derived forms of mollifymollifiable, adjectivemollification, nounmollifier, nounWord Origin for mollifyC15: from Old French mollifier, via Late Latin, from Latin mollis soft + facere to make Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to mollifymitigate, placate, appease, assuage, relieve, lessen, quell, lull, alleviate, pacify, ameliorate, allay, blunt, temper, lighten, compose, moderate, conciliate, ease, dulcify |