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mollify definition

mol·lify (mälə fī′)

transitive verb mollified -·fied′, mollifying -·fy′·ing

  1. to soothe the temper of; pacify; appease
  2. to make less intense, severe, or violent

Etymology: ME molifien, MFr mollifier < LL mollificare, to soften < L mollis, soft (< IE *mḷdu-, soft < base *mel-, to crush > mill) + facere, to make, do

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