MOLLIFIED

MOLLIFY

mollify

(verb) make less rigid or softer

temper, season, mollify, moderate

(verb) make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; “she tempered her criticism”

pacify, lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gentle, gruntle

(verb) cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; “She managed to mollify the angry customer”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

mollified

simple past tense and past participle of mollify

Source: Wiktionary


MOLLIFY

Mol"li*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mollified; p. pr. & vb. n. Mollifying.] Etym: [F. mollifier, L. mollificare; mollis soft + - ficare (in comp.) to make. See Enmollient, Moil, v. t., and -fy.]

1. To soften; to make tender; to reduce the hardness, harshness, or asperity of; to qualify; as, to mollify the ground. With sweet science mollified their stubborn hearts. Spenser.

2. To assuage, as pain or irritation, to appease, as excited feeling or passion; to pacify; to calm.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

18 September 2024

FANJET

(noun) a jet engine in which a fan driven by a turbine provides extra air to the burner and gives extra thrust


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.

coffee icon