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mollify

mol·lify

UK/ˈmɒlɪfaɪ/ US/ˈmɑlʌˌfaɪ/ uncommon

verb

1.

cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of

  • “She managed to mollify the angry customer”
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2.

make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate

  • “she tempered her criticism”
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3.

make less rigid or softer

Origin

From Middle English mollifien, from Late Latin mollificō, from Latin mollis (“soft”). By surface analysis, Latin moll- + -ify.

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