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   Mol·li·fy

   /ˈmäləˌfī/

   

   verb

   • 1. appease the anger or anxiety of (someone): "nature reserves were set up around the power stations to mollify local conservationists" Similar appeaseplacatepacifyconciliatehumorsoothecalmcalm downstillpropitiatequietenquietsquare someone offOpposite enrage
   • ▪ reduce the severity of (something); soften: "the women hoped to mollify the harsh wilderness environment" Similar allayassuagealleviatemitigateeaselessenreducemoderatelulltempertone downcushionquellsoftenbluntOpposite inflameaggravate

   Word Origin late Middle English (also in the sense ‘make soft or supple’): from French mollifier or Latin mollificare, from mollis ‘soft’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. mollification noun
   • 2. mollifier noun

   Scrabble Points: 15

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