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单词 mollify
释义 mol·li·fy
\ˈmäləˌfī\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
Etymology: Middle English mollefien, mollifien; from Middle French mollifier, from Late Latin mollificare, from Latin mollis soft + -ficare -fy — more at melt
transitive verb
1. : to soothe in temper or disposition : conciliate, pacify
 < mollified by her flattery >
 < should have mollified their artistic critics — Hunter Mead >
 < eager to mollify his own … nationalists — Claire Sterling >
2. : to reduce the stiffness or rigidity of : soften
 < shaving cream mollifies the beard >
 < they have riddled and mollified the rocks — D.C.Peattie >
 < plump cushions with bright covers mollify the lounges — Blanche E. Baughan >
3.
 a. : to reduce in intensity or violence : assuage, ameliorate
  < their solicitude mollifies his pique >
  < the behavior was not only mollified but improvement continued to recovery — Diseases of the Nervous System >
 b. : to make more agreeable : temper
  < prevailed on him to mollify his demands >
  < nor can the social necessity for the product mollify the process — Lewis Mumford >
intransitive verb
archaic : to become less angry or obstinate : soften, relent
 < the father mollifies and is reconciled to the marriage — Examiner >
Synonyms: see pacify
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