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Definitions for Mollify

[1] to soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify; appease.
[2] to mitigate or reduce; soften: to mollify one's demands.
[3] to pacify; soothe
[4] to lessen the harshness or severity of

Words related to Mollify

mitigate, placate, appease, assuage, relieve, lessen, quell, lull, alleviate, pacify, ameliorate, allay, blunt, temper, lighten, compose, moderate, conciliate, ease, dulcify

Words nearby Mollify

mollendo, mollescent, mollet, mollie, mollier diagram, mollify, mollisol, mollities, mollusc, mollusca, molluscoid

Origin of Mollify

1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French mollifier < Late Latin mollificāre, equivalent to Latin molli(s ) soft + -ficāre -fy

Other words from Mollify

mol·li·fi·ca·tion , noun
mol·li·fi·er , noun
mol·li·fy·ing·ly , adverb
mol·li·fi·a·ble , adjective
re·mol·li·fy , verb (used with object), re·mol·li·fied, re·mol·li·fy·ing.
un·mol·li·fi·a·ble , adjective
un·mol·li·fied , adjective
un·mol·li·fy·ing , adjective

Word origin for Mollify

C15: from Old French mollifier, via Late Latin, from Latin mollis soft + facere to make

Synonyms for Mollify

allay, alleviate, ameliorate, appease, assuage, blunt, lessen, lull, mitigate, pacify, placate, quell, relieve, temper, abate, calm, compose, conciliate, cool, cushion, decrease, diminish, dulcify, ease, lighten, mellow, moderate, modify, propitiate, quiet, reduce, soften, sweeten, tranquilize, fix up, patch things up, take sting out