mollify
verb/ˈmɒlɪfaɪ/
/ˈmɑːlɪfaɪ/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they mollify | /ˈmɒlɪfaɪ/ /ˈmɑːlɪfaɪ/ |
| he / she / it mollifies | /ˈmɒlɪfaɪz/ /ˈmɑːlɪfaɪz/ |
| past simple mollified | /ˈmɒlɪfaɪd/ /ˈmɑːlɪfaɪd/ |
| past participle mollified | /ˈmɒlɪfaɪd/ /ˈmɑːlɪfaɪd/ |
| -ing form mollifying | /ˈmɒlɪfaɪɪŋ/ /ˈmɑːlɪfaɪɪŋ/ |
- mollify somebody to make somebody feel less angry or upset synonym placate
- His explanation failed to mollify her.
Word Originlate Middle English (also in the sense ‘make soft or supple’): from French mollifier or Latin mollificare, from mollis ‘soft’.Definitions on the go
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