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mollifymollify /ˈmɑləˌfaɪ/ verb (, mollified, mollifying) [transitive] ETYMOLOGYmollifyOrigin: 1400-1500 French mollifier, from Late Latin mollificare, from Latin mollis soft VERB TABLEmollify |
Present | I, you, we, they | mollify | | he, she, it | mollifies | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | mollified | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have mollified | | he, she, it | has mollified | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had mollified | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will mollify | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have mollified |
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Present | I | am mollifying | | he, she, it | is mollifying | | you, we, they | are mollifying | Past | I, he, she, it | was mollifying | | you, we, they | were mollifying | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been mollifying | | he, she, it | has been mollifying | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been mollifying | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be mollifying | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been mollifying |
to make someone feel less angry and upset about something: Mel seemed slightly mollified by my explanation.—mollification /ˌmɑləfəˈkeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable] |