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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.
Synonyms for MOLLIFICATION: mitigation, decrease, moderation, appeasement, assuagement, alleviation, diminishment, relief; Antonyms of MOLLIFICATION: discomfort, unrest, suffering, torture, misery, anguish, agony, torment.
mollify | American Dictionary. verb [ T ] us / ˈmɑl·əˌfɑɪ / Add to word list. to make someone less angry or upset, or to make something less severe or more gentle: She was not mollified by his apology. (Definition of mollify from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of mollify. mollify.
To mollify is to calm someone down, talk them off the ledge, make amends, maybe even apologize. Mollify comes from the Latin mollificare, "to make soft," and that's still at the heart of the word.
to soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify; appease. to mitigate or reduce; soften: to mollify one's demands. mollify. / ˈmɒlɪˌfaɪ / verb. to pacify; soothe. to lessen the harshness or severity of. Discover More. Derived Forms. ˈmolliˌfier, noun. ˌmollifiˈcation, noun. ˈmolliˌfiable, adjective. Discover More. Other Words From.
Mollified definition: having been pacified or appeased, or showing appeasement. See examples of MOLLIFIED used in a sentence.
What does the noun mollification mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun mollification , three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
