mollify
4 antonyms for mollify — opposites grouped by meaning.
Verb — To make someone's worry or distress feel less intense, or to offer them comfort.
Synonyms by Meaning
1. verb
To make someone's worry or distress feel less intense, or to offer them comfort.
“Her calm explanation helped mollify their concerns.”
2. verb
To calm someone down when they are angry and win back their favour.
“He tried to mollify the angry customer.”
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Etymology
Mollify comes from Middle English mollifien, from Late Latin mollificō, from Latin mollis (“soft”). By surface analysis it can also be seen as Latin moll- plus -ify.
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