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mol·li·fy
(mŏl′ə-fī′)
tr.v.mol·li·fied, mol·li·fy·ing, mol·li·fies
1. To calm the anger of; soothe or appease. See Synonyms at pacify.
2. To lessen, as in intensity; assuage: a meeting to mollify concerns about traffic near the new school.
3. Archaic To reduce the rigidity of; soften.
[Middle English mollifien, from Old French mollifier, from Late Latin mollificāre : Latin mollis, soft; see mel- in Indo-European roots + -ficāre, -fy.]
mol′li·fi′a·ble adj.
mol′li·fi·ca′tion(-fĭ-kā′shən) n.
mol′li·fi′er n.
mollify
(ˈmɒlɪˌfaɪ)
vb (tr) , -fies, -fyingor-fied
1. to pacify; soothe
2. to lessen the harshness or severity of
[C15: from Old French mollifier, via Late Latin, from Latin mollis soft + facere to make]
ˈmolliˌfiableadj
ˌmollifiˈcationn
ˈmolliˌfiern
mol•li•fy
(ˈmɒl əˌfaɪ)
v.t. -fied, -fy•ing.
1. to soften in feeling or temper; pacify; appease.
2. to mitigate; reduce: to mollify one's demands.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French mollifier < Late Latin mollificāre= Latin molli(s) soft + -ficāre-fy]
such a delicious mollifier! After having my hands in it for only a few minutes, my fingers felt like eels, and began, as it were, to serpentine and spiralize.
But there too, like mollifiers, was the statement of peace and peacemaking as the Church's main 'vocation and mission,' and her having become used to 'ridicule and persecution.' (Was the letter going to trot out and offer 'the other cheek'?
Tanner, "Adaptive mollifiers for high resolution recovery of piecewise smooth data from its spectral information," Foundations of Computational Mathematics, vol.
mollify - cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer"
mollify - make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate; "she tempered her criticism"
mollify - make less rigid or softer