mollify

mol·li·fy  (ml-f)

tr.v. mol·li·fied, mol·li·fy·ing, mol·li·fies

1. To calm in temper or feeling; soothe. See Synonyms at pacify.

2. To lessen in intensity; temper.

3. To reduce the rigidity of; soften.

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[Middle English mollifien, from Old French mollifier, from Late Latin mollificre : Latin mollis, soft; see mel-¹ in Indo-European roots + -ficre, -fy.]

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molli·fia·ble adj.

molli·fi·cation (-f-kshn) n.

molli·fier n.

molli·fying·ly adv.

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mollify [ˈmɒlɪˌfaɪ]

vb -fies, -fying, -fied (tr)

1. to pacify; soothe

2. to lessen the harshness or severity of

[from Old French mollifier, via Late Latin, from Latin mollis soft + facere to make]

mollifiable  adj

mollification  n

mollifier  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	mollify - cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer" appease, assuage, conciliate, gentle, gruntle, lenify, pacify, placate calm, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize, calm down, quiet, quieten, lull - make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
	2.	mollify - make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate; "she tempered her criticism" season, temper weaken - lessen the strength of; "The fever weakened his body"
	3.	mollify - make less rigid or softer soften - make soft or softer; "This liquid will soften your laundry"

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mollify

verb pacify, quiet, calm, compose, soothe, appease, quell, sweeten, placate, conciliate, propitiate The investigation was undertaken to mollify pressure groups.

Translations

mollify [ˈmɒlɪfaɪ] VT → aplacar, apaciguar
he was somewhat mollified by this → esto lo aplacó or apaciguó un poco, con esto se calmó un poco

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mollify [ˈmɒlɪfaɪ] vt (= placate) → apaiser

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mollify

vt → besänftigen, beschwichtigen; he was somewhat mollified by this → daraufhin beruhigte er sich etwas

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mollify [ˈmɒlɪˌfaɪ] vt → rabbonire, ammansire

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mollify [ˈmɒlɪˌfaɪ] vt → rabbonire, ammansire

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mollify

v mollify [ˈmolifai]

to calm, soothe or lessen the anger of. vermurf يُهَدِّئ، يُسْكِن، يُطَيِّب الخاطِر успокоявам uklidnit, zmírnit formilde besänftigen κατευνάζω calmar, apaciguar rahustama ارام کردن tyynnyttää apaiser לְהַרגִיע शांत करना smekšati csillapít menenangkan sefa, blíðka placare なだめる 달래다 (nu)raminti nomierināt; remdēt memujuk kalmeren roe ned, dempe uśmierzać, uciszać amolecer a linişti успокаивать, смягчать utíšiť miriti smekšati blidka, lugna ทำให้สงบ sakinleştirmek 使平靜 пом'якшувати, заспокоювати تسکین دینا xoa dịu 使平静

n mollifiˈcation [-fi-]

vermurfding تَهْدِئَه успокоение uklidnění formildning die Besänftigung κατευνασμός apaciguamiento leevendus تسکین lepytys apaisement הַרגָעָה प्रशमन umekšanje megbékítés, csillapítás penenangan blíðkun rabbonimento, mitigazione なだめること 달래기, 진정시킴 (nu)raminimas []mierināšana pemujukan kalmering beroligelse, demping uciszenie amolecimento liniştire смягчение upokojenie pomiritev smekšanje blidkande, lugnande การปลอบโยน sakinleştirme 平息 пом'якшення تسکین دہی việc xoa dịu 平息