mollify C2 Topic:Health & Medicine US /ˈmɒlɪfaɪ/ See IPA manual Freq #101228 Meanings 1 verb To ease a burden, particularly to ease a worry; make less painful; to comfort. Mollify someone’s anger. 2 verb To appease anger, pacify, gain the good will of. He tried to mollify the angry customer. 3 verb To soften; to make tender. Nor is it any more difficulty for him to mollifie what is hard, then it is to harden what is so soft and fluid as the Aire. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to ease a burden,... assuagecalmcomfortmitigatesoothe 2 verb · to appease anger, pacify,... appeaseconciliatepacifyplacatepropitiatesatisfy 3 verb · to soften; to make tender. dehardensoftensoften uptempertenderize Word family Derived forms mollifiablemollifiedlymollifiermollifyinglyunmollifiedunmollifying Related forms emollientmollification Etymology From Middle English mollifien, from Late Latin mollificō, from Latin mollis (“soft”). Topics Health & Medicine External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # mollify **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˈmɒlɪfaɪ/ **Frequency rank:** 101228 ## Meanings 1. To ease a burden, particularly to ease a worry; make less painful; to comfort. 2. To appease anger, pacify, gain the good will of. 3. To soften; to make tender. ## Examples - Mollify someone’s anger. - He tried to mollify the angry customer. - Nor is it any more difficulty for him to mollifie what is hard, then it is to harden what is so soft and fluid as the Aire. ## Synonyms - assuage - calm - comfort - mitigate - soothe - appease - conciliate - pacify - placate - propitiate - satisfy - deharden ## Derived Forms - mollifiable - mollifiedly - mollifier - mollifyingly - unmollified - unmollifying ## Related Forms - emollient - mollification ## Etymology From Middle English mollifien, from Late Latin mollificō, from Latin mollis (“soft”). ## Topics - Health & Medicine markdown