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mollify

mol·li·fy [ móllə f ] (past and past participle mol·li·fied, present participle mol·li·fy·ing, 3rd person present singular mol·li·fies)

transitive verb

Definition:

1. pacify somebody: to calm or soothe somebody who is angry or upset

2. temper something: to make something less intense or severe

3. soften something: to make something less hard, rigid, or stiff

[15th century. Directly or via French mollifier< Latin mollificare< mollis "soft"]

mol·li·fi·a·ble [ móllə f əb'l ] adjective

mol·li·fi·ca·tion [ mòlləfi káysh'n ] noun

mol·li·fi·er [ móllə fr ] noun

mol·li·fy·ing·ly [ móllə f inglee ] adverb

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