verb
mollify
Mollify (verb) means to make someone's worry or distress feel less intense, or to offer them comfort.
verb
1
To make someone's worry or distress feel less intense, or to offer them comfort.
"Her calm explanation helped mollify their concerns."
"The draft Charter School Handbook issued in November 1994 sought to mollify concerns over teacher quality, if not ATA membership, by requiring teacher certification."
— A Government Reinvented: A Study of Alberta’s Deficit Elimination Program (1997)
2
To calm someone down when they are angry and win back their favour.
"He tried to mollify the angry customer."
3
To make something softer or less hard.
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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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What is the meaning of mollify?
"mollify" (verb) means to make someone's worry or distress feel less intense, or to offer them comfort.
What is another word for mollify?
Other words for "mollify" include lenify, moderate, gentle, placate, gruntle, appease.
What is the opposite of mollify?
Opposites of "mollify" include incense, enrage, irritate, harden.
What are the different meanings of mollify?
"mollify" has 3 main meanings: 1. To make someone's worry or distress feel less intense, or to offer them comfort; 2. To calm someone down when they are angry and win back their favour; 3. To make something softer or less hard.
